Chicago Zephyrs

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basketball team defunct NBA team

The Chicago Zephyrs were a short-lived early 1960s NBA franchise that later relocated and evolved into the modern Washington Wizards.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball team → defunct NBA team →
ChicagoPackersSeason	1961–62 NBA season →
city	Chicago →
conferenceAtTheTime	Western Conference (historical NBA alignment) →
country	United States →
division	Western Division →
foundedAsZephyrs	1962 →
franchiseContinuedAs	Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) →
franchiseEventuallyBecame	Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards →
franchiseLineage	Chicago Packers → Chicago Zephyrs → Baltimore Bullets → Capital Bullets → Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards →
homeArenaCity	Chicago →
league	National Basketball Association →
location	Chicago, Illinois →
notablePlayer	Terry Dischinger → Walt Bellamy →
numberOfSeasonsInNBA	1 →
originalFranchiseName	Chicago Packers →
partOfFranchiseLineage	Washington Wizards franchise →
playedHomeGamesAt	Chicago Coliseum →
playedInEra	early 1960s →
predecessor	Chicago Packers →
relocatedTo	Baltimore, Maryland →
relocationYear	1963 →
rookieOfTheYearWinner	Terry Dischinger →
seasonPlayed	1962–63 NBA season →
shortLivedFranchise	true →
sport	basketball →
state	Illinois →
status	defunct →
successor	Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) →
teamColors	blue → red → white →
TerryDischingerRookieOfTheYearSeason	1962–63 →
wonRookieOfTheYearFor	1962–63 NBA season →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Don Nelson → Terry Dischinger →	draftedBy
Washington Wizards ("Chicago Packers") → Washington Wizards →	formerName
Don Nelson → Walt Bellamy →	playedFor
Washington Wizards ("Chicago Packers") →	foundedAs
Chicago Packers →	franchiseContinuedAs
Terry Dischinger →	memberOfSportsTeam
Chicago Packers →	successor