The Washington Wizards have won seven seasons of American Idol.
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. .. basketball. basketball. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- , as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Southeast Division .. Eastern. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). Southeast. Southeast Division ( NBA ). National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). Southeast Division. Southeast Division ( NBA ). The team plays its home games at the Verizon Center , in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington , D.C.. Verizon Center. Verizon Center. Chinatown. Chinatown ( Washington, D.C. ). The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago , Illinois , and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season .. In 1963 , they relocated to Baltimore , Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets , taking the name from previous team of the same name .. previous team of the same name. Baltimore Bullets ( 1944–54 ). In 1973 , the team changed its moniker to Capital Bullets to reflect their move to Washington metropolitan area , and then changed their name to Washington Bullets in the following season .. 1972–73 NBA season. Washington metropolitan area. Washington metropolitan area. In 1997 , they rebranded themselves to the Wizards .. The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals , and won in 1978 .. 1978 NBA Finals. NBA Finals. NBA Finals. They have won four conference titles -LRB- 1971 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 -RRB- , and seven division titles -LRB- 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1979 , 2017 -RRB- .. 1978 NBA Finals. 1970–71 NBA season. 1974–75 NBA season. 1978–79 NBA season. 1971–72 NBA season. 1972–73 NBA season. 1973–74 NBA season. 2016–17 NBA season. Wes Unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the MVP -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , and win the Finals MVP award -LRB- 1978 -RRB- .. 1978 NBA Finals. Wes Unseld. Wes Unseld. MVP. NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Finals MVP. Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. Four players -LRB- Walt Bellamy , Terry Dischinger , Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld -RRB- have won the Rookie of the Year award .. Wes Unseld. Wes Unseld. Walt Bellamy. Walt Bellamy. Terry Dischinger. Terry Dischinger. Earl Monroe. Earl Monroe. Rookie of the Year. NBA Rookie of the Year Award