Chicago Packers

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defunct National Basketball Association team professional basketball team

The Chicago Packers were a short-lived early 1960s NBA franchise based in Chicago that later became the Chicago Zephyrs before relocating and evolving into today’s Washington Wizards.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Chicago Packers/Zephyrs 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct National Basketball Association team ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ
allStarPlayer Walt Bellamy ⓘ
city Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1962 ⓘ
division Western Division ⓘ
draftPickOverallSelection Walt Bellamy ⓘ
surface form: Walt Bellamy – 1st overall
draftPickYear 1961 ⓘ
franchiseContinuedAs Chicago Zephyrs ⓘ
franchiseEventuallyBecame Washington Wizards ⓘ
surface form: Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards ⓘ
headCoach Jim Pollard ⓘ
homeArena Chicago Amphitheatre ⓘ
inception 1961 ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
location City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
notableDraftPick Walt Bellamy ⓘ
owner Dave Trager NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfFranchiseHistoryOf Washington Wizards ⓘ
predecessor none ⓘ
relocatedTo Baltimore Bullets ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973 NBA team)
seasonPlayed 1961–62 NBA season ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
successor Chicago Zephyrs ⓘ
teamColors blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
wonConferenceTitles 0 ⓘ
wonDivisionTitles 0 ⓘ
wonNBAChampionships 0 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Walt Bellamy → draftTeam → Chicago Packers ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Division (NBA)
this entity surface form: Chicago Packers/Zephyrs
Chicago Zephyrs → originalFranchiseName → Chicago Packers ⓘ
Walt Bellamy → playedFor → Chicago Packers ⓘ
Chicago Zephyrs → predecessor → Chicago Packers ⓘ