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1992–93 Washington Bullets season

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The 1992–93 Washington Bullets season was the 32nd season for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association, and their 20th season in Washington, D.C.. The Bullets received the sixth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected power forward Tom Gugliotta out of North Carolina State University. During the off-season, the team acquired top draft pick Don MacLean out of the University of California, Los Angeles from the Los Angeles Clippers, who had acquired him from the Detroit Pistons, and signed free agents Buck Johnson, and rookie guard Doug Overton. However, Ledell Eackles would miss the entire season due to weight problems.

The Bullets got off to a 7–10 start to the regular season, but then struggled posting a nine-game losing streak in December, and held a 15–36 record at the All-Star break. In January, All-Star forward Bernard King was released to free agency, and later on signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets. The team struggled with injuries as Pervis Ellison only played just 49 games due to a knee injury, Rex Chapman only played 60 games due to an ankle injury, and Overton only played just 45 games due to a thumb injury. The Bullets lost ten of their final eleven games, finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 22–60 record.

Harvey Grant averaged 18.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Michael Adams averaged 14.8 points, 7.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Gugliotta provided the team with 14.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Ellison averaged 17.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, while Chapman contributed 12.5 points per game, second-year forward Larry Stewart averaged 9.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, second-year guard LaBradford Smith contributed 9.3 points per game, and Johnson provided with 6.5 points per game. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and Johnson, Eackles and Charles Jones were all released to free agency.

One notable highlight of the regular season was Smith scoring a career-high of 37 points against Michael Jordan, and the 2-time defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls at the Chicago Stadium on March 19, 1993; Smith shot 15–20 from the field, while Jordan struggled shooting just 9–27 from the field. However, the Bullets lost to the Bulls, 104–99.

NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Tom Gugliotta	PF		North Carolina State
2	32	Brent Price	PG		Oklahoma

Roster

Wes Unseld
Bill Blair
Jeff Bzdelik

Roster Notes

Shooting guard Ledell Eackles was on the injured reserve list due to weight problems, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

:y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | 12 || 7 || 20.5 || .600 || || .714 || 5.1 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 4.8 |- | 70 || 70 || 35.7 || .439 || .321 || .856 || 3.4 || 7.5 || 1.4 || .1 || 14.8 |- | 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .385 || .333 || .800 || .8 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || 7.3 |- | 60 || 23 || 21.7 || .477 || .371 || .810 || 1.5 || 1.9 || .6 || .2 || 12.5 |- | 1 || 0 || 3.0 || 1.000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | 49 || 48 || 34.7 || .521 || .000 || .702 || 8.8 || 2.4 || .9 || 2.2 || 17.4 |- | 10 || 0 || 9.3 || .440 || || .667 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .0 || .5 || 2.4 |- | 72 || 72 || 37.0 || .487 || .100 || .727 || 5.7 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .6 || 18.6 |- | 81 || 81 || 34.5 || .426 || .281 || .644 || 9.6 || 3.8 || 1.7 || .4 || 14.7 |- | 4 || 2 || 11.3 || .500 || 1.000 || .500 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 5.5 |- | 73 || 19 || 17.6 || .479 || .000 || .730 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 6.5 |- | 67 || 21 || 18.0 || .524 || .000 || .579 || 4.1 || .6 || .6 || 1.1 || 1.3 |- | 62 || 4 || 10.9 || .435 || .500 || .811 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 6.6 |- | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .500 || || .500 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7 |- | 45 || 13 || 22.0 || .471 || .231 || .728 || 2.4 || 3.5 || .7 || .1 || 8.1 |- | 68 || 9 || 12.6 || .358 || .167 || .794 || 1.5 || 2.3 || .8 || .0 || 3.9 |- | 4 || 0 || 8.3 || .375 || .000 || .600 || .8 || .8 || .3 || .3 || 3.8 |- | 69 || 33 || 22.4 || .458 || .348 || .858 || 1.5 || 2.7 || .8 || .1 || 9.3 |- | 81 || 8 || 22.5 || .543 || .000 || .727 || 4.7 || 1.8 || .6 || .4 || 9.8 |}

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bullets only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Tom Gugliotta, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1993.html 1992-93 Washington Wizards]
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(June 25, 1992). "After Big Men Go First, Locals Go in First Round: NBA Draft: Miner Goes to Heat at No. 12. Lakers Take Peeler. Clippers Select: La Salle's Woods with Their First Pick". Los Angeles Times.
"1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
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Harvin, Al. (February 7, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Interview Goes Well, So King Gets the Call". The New York Times.
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"1992–93 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
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(June 25, 1993). "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Bullets Get Duckworth for Grant". The New York Times.
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Aldridge, David. (March 20, 1993). "Bullets' Smith Scores 37, But Jordan Boosts Bulls". The Washington Post.
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