1992–93 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Bullets 1993 22 60 Atlantic 7 14 Wes Unseld Capital Centre (37 games) Baltimore Arena (4 games) WDCA Home Team Sports WTOP Did not qualify WSB 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.. Washington Wizards Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/ August 10, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Bullets received the sixth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected power forward Tom Gugliotta out of North Carolina State University. Araton Harvey Basketball: Draft Sticks to Program Until the 5th Pick, That Is The New York Times June 25, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/25/sports/basketball-draft-sticks-to-program-until-the-5th-pick-that-is.html December 4, 2022 Associated Press 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 June 25, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-25-sp-1102-story.html July 25, 2022 1992 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1992.html December 4, 2022 During the off-season, the team acquired rookie power forward, and first-round 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, Howard-Cooper Scott Clippers Make Sizable Deal, Get John Williams: Pro Basketball: L.A. Trades Rights to Rookie Forward Don MacLean, and Backup Center William Bedford to the Bullets for former crenshaw High Star Troubled with Weight Problems Los Angeles Times October 9, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-09-sp-622-story.html September 26, 2022 Howard-Cooper Scott Clippers Go Forward to MacLean: NBA Draft: Polynice Is Traded to... Los Angeles Times June 25, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-25-sp-1396-story.html?_amp=true November 10, 2022 and signed free agents Buck Johnson, Aldridge David Johnson Set to Sign on Bullets' Frontline The Washington Post September 22, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/09/22/johnson-set-to-sign-on-bullets-frontline/b5f25090-2324-4d2c-bb00-eab1743dc641/ November 10, 2022 Associated Press Sports People: Pro Basketball: Bullets Sign Buck Johnson, a Free Agent The New York Times September 23, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/23/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-bullets-sign-buck-johnson-a-free-agent.html November 21, 2022 and rookie point guard Doug Overton. Aldridge David Overton Makes Most of His Opportunity The Washington Post October 24, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/10/24/overton-makes-most-of-his-opportunity/b0355061-7d82-4850-8b4d-f89dc9bb34d9/ November 10, 2022 However, Ledell Eackles would miss the entire season due to weight problems. Aldridge David Bullets Look at Eackles, Johnson The Washington Post September 15, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/09/15/bullets-look-at-eackles-johnson/3ffcfe65-613b-40bb-9855-36dd3a7bcce8/ November 10, 2022 Aldridge David Eackles Would Like to Stay a Bullet The Washington Post September 18, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/09/18/eackles-would-like-to-stay-a-bullet/2989c6b1-d240-4779-94da-331f47dbd0b9/ January 31, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Gugliotta, 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 later on held a 15–36 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=18&year=1993 January 6, 2023 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. Araton Harvey Pro Basketball: Nets Are Close to Signing Bernard King The New York Times February 6, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/06/sports/pro-basketball-nets-are-close-to-signing-bernard-king.html February 3, 2022 Aldridge David Former Bullet King Ready to Join Nets The Washington Post February 6, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/02/06/former-bullet-king-ready-to-join-nets/c82f2493-bd43-4a22-aa0c-02321cb101c5/ October 16, 2022 Harvin Al Pro Basketball: Interview Goes Well, So King Gets the Call The New York Times February 7, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/07/sports/pro-basketball-interview-goes-well-so-king-gets-the-call.html January 27, 2023 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. Aldridge David Last-Second Magic Catches Bullets The Washington Post February 27, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/02/27/last-second-magic-catches-bullets/f7b7d0f0-a2b8-4af3-8f8d-c5f14e58b934/ October 16, 2022 Wilbon Michael Sparse Bullets Try to Reload The Washington Post March 2, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/03/02/sparse-bullets-try-to-reload/62b9d41f-aa7c-423c-814e-92974878d721/ October 16, 2022 The Bullets lost ten of their final eleven games of the season, and finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 22–60 record; 1992–93 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1993_games.html September 20, 2021 the team missed the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Harvey Grant averaged 18.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Ellison averaged 17.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, and Michael Adams provided the team with 14.8 points, 7.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Gugliotta provided with 14.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Chapman contributed 12.5 points per game, and second-year forward Larry Stewart averaged 9.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, second-year guard LaBradford Smith contributed 9.3 points per game, Overton contributed 8.1 points and 3.5 assists per game, Johnson provided with 6.5 points per game, and defensive center Charles Jones averaged 1.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. 1992–93 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1993.html September 20, 2021 The Bullets finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 558,966 at the Capital Centre during the regular season. 1992–93 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1993.html February 14, 2026 Notable highlights One notable highlight of the regular season occurred on March 19, 1993, in a road game against the 2-time defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls at the Chicago Stadium. Smith scored a career-high of 37 points against All-Star guard Michael Jordan, and made 15 out of 20 field-goal attempts, while Jordan struggled shooting just 9–27 from the field. However, the Bullets lost to the Bulls, 104–99. Aldridge David Bullets' Smith Scores 37, But Jordan Boosts Bulls The Washington Post March 20, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/03/20/bullets-smith-scores-37-but-jordan-boosts-bulls/336b2a33-4f3a-4b92-89a8-9509cd8b96cd/ December 31, 2021 Goldstein Alan Jordan Scores 36 in First Half, Bulls Handle Bullets, 126-101 The Baltimore Sun March 21, 1993 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/03/21/jordan-scores-36-in-first-half-bulls-handle-bullets-126-101/ September 26, 2022 Washington Bullets at Chicago Bulls Box Score, March 19, 1993 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199303190CHI.html January 6, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Grant was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after five seasons with the Bullets, Sports People: Pro Basketball: Bullets Get Duckworth for Grant The New York Times June 25, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/25/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-bullets-get-duckworth-for-grant.html June 22, 2023 Aldridge David Bullets Trade Grant to Get Duckworth The Washington Post June 25, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/06/25/bullets-trade-grant-to-get-duckworth/87d6e66f-c63d-4693-8dd7-594fddade5a0/ December 31, 2021 Staff and Wire Reports Bullets Trade Grant, Acquire Duckworth Los Angeles Times June 25, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-25-sp-6901-story.html?_amp=true July 23, 2022 and Johnson, Eackles and Jones were all released to free agency. NBA draft 1992 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 6 Tom Gugliotta PF North Carolina State 2 32 Brent Price PG Oklahoma Roster Washington Bullets 1992–93 #C9143A white #0344AD white 42 Mark Acres C 6 11 220 –– Oral Roberts 10 Michael Adams basketball PG 5 10 162 –– Boston College 3 Rex Chapman SG 6 4 185 –– Kentucky 21 Ledell Eackles SG 6 5 220 –– New Orleans IN 43 Pervis Ellison C 6 9 210 –– Louisville 44 Harvey Grant SF 6 8 195 –– Oklahoma 24 Tom Gugliotta PF 6 10 240 –– North Carolina State 2 Buck Johnson basketball SF 6 7 190 –– Alabama 23 Charles Jones basketball, born 1957 C 6 9 215 –– Albany State 34 Don MacLean basketball PF 6 10 235 –– UCLA 14 Doug Overton PG 6 3 190 –– La Salle 20 Brent Price PG 6 1 165 –– Oklahoma 22 LaBradford Smith SG 6 3 200 –– Louisville 33 Larry Stewart basketball PF 6 8 220 –– Coppin State Wes Unseld Bill Blair Jeff Bzdelik (IN) Inactive https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1993.html 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 WAS y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot WAS z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season Washington Bullets |- | style="text-align:left;"|Mark Acres† | 12 || 7 || 20.5 || .600 || || .714 || 5.1 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Michael Adams basketball | 70 || 70 || 35.7 || .439 || .321 || .856 || 3.4 || 7.5 || 1.4 || .1 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Steve Burtt Sr. | 4 || 0 || 8.8 || .385 || .333 || .800 || .8 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Rex Chapman | 60 || 23 || 21.7 || .477 || .371 || .810 || 1.5 || 1.9 || .6 || .2 || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Chris Corchiani† | 1 || 0 || 3.0 || 1.000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pervis Ellison | 49 || 48 || 34.7 || .521 || .000 || .702 || 8.8 || 2.4 || .9 || 2.2 || 17.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Greg Foster basketball† | 10 || 0 || 9.3 || .440 || || .667 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .0 || .5 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Harvey Grant | 72 || 72 || 37.0 || .487 || .100 || .727 || 5.7 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .6 || 18.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tom Gugliotta | 81 || 81 || 34.5 || .426 || .281 || .644 || 9.6 || 3.8 || 1.7 || .4 || 14.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Byron Irvin | 4 || 2 || 11.3 || .500 || 1.000 || .500 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Buck Johnson basketball | 73 || 19 || 17.6 || .479 || .000 || .730 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Charles Jones basketball, born 1957 | 67 || 21 || 18.0 || .524 || .000 || .579 || 4.1 || .6 || .6 || 1.1 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Don MacLean basketball | 62 || 4 || 10.9 || .435 || .500 || .811 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Alan Ogg† | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .500 || || .500 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Doug Overton | 45 || 13 || 22.0 || .471 || .231 || .728 || 2.4 || 3.5 || .7 || .1 || 8.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Brent Price | 68 || 9 || 12.6 || .358 || .167 || .794 || 1.5 || 2.3 || .8 || .0 || 3.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Larry Robinson basketball, born 1968 | 4 || 0 || 8.3 || .375 || .000 || .600 || .8 || .8 || .3 || .3 || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|LaBradford Smith | 69 || 33 || 22.4 || .458 || .348 || .858 || 1.5 || 2.7 || .8 || .1 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Larry Stewart basketball | 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 See also 1992–93 NBA season References Category:Washington Wizards seasons Wash Wiz Wiz