The
1991–92 NBA season was the 31st season for the
Washington Bullets
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in the
National Basketball Association
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, and their 19th season in
Washington, D.C.
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. During the off-season, the Bullets re-acquired
Michael Adams from the
Denver Nuggets
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, and signed free agents;
David Wingate, and undrafted rookie small forward
Larry Stewart. However,
Bernard King
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would miss the entire regular season due to a right knee injury. To make matters worse,
Hot Plate Williams was suspended for the entire season due to weight problems.
The Bullets endured prolonged losing streaks in almost every month, as the team traded
Tom Hammonds
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...
midway through the season to the
Charlotte Hornets
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in exchange for
Rex Chapman
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, who only played in the final game of the regular season due to a strained plantar fascia (left heel) injury. The Bullets lost 15 of their final 18 games, finishing in sixth place in the
Atlantic Division with a 25–57 record.
showed improvement averaging 20.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named the
NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, while Adams averaged 18.1 points, 7.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and was selected for the
1992 NBA All-Star Game in
Orlando, Florida
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. In addition,
Harvey Grant provided the team with 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while
Ledell Eackles contributed 13.2 points per game, second-year guard
A.J. English provided with 10.9 points per game off the bench, and Wingate contributed 7.9 points and 1.5 steals per game. Meanwhile, Stewart averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and became the first undrafted NBA player to be named to an
NBA All-Rookie Team
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, being selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.
Following the season, Williams signed as a free agent with the
Los Angeles Clippers
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, while Wingate signed with the
Charlotte Hornets
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during the next season,
and English was released to free agency.
Draft picks
Roster
Roster Notes
* Power forward
Mark Alarie was on the
injured reserve list
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due to a knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.
* Small forward
Bernard King
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was on the injured reserve list due to a right knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.
* Power forward
John "Hot Plate" Williams was suspended indefinitely due to weight problems, and not maintaining playing shape.
Regular season
Season standings
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season
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Player Statistics Citation:
Awards and records
*
Pervis Ellison,
NBA Most Improved Player Award
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*
Larry Stewart,
NBA All-Rookie Team
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2nd Team
Transactions
See also
*
1991–92 NBA season
References
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