1991–92_Washington_Bullets

1991–92 Washington Bullets season

1991–92 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Bullets' 31st season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bullets re-acquired Michael Adams from the Denver Nuggets,[2][3] and signed free agents; David Wingate,[4][5] and undrafted rookie forward Larry Stewart.[6] However, Bernard King would miss the entire season with a right knee injury.[7][8] To make matters worse, Hot Plate Williams was suspended for the entire season due to weight problems.[9][10] The Bullets endured prolonged losing streaks in almost every month, as they traded Tom Hammonds midway through the season to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Rex Chapman, who only played in the final game of the season due a strained plantar fascia (left heel) injury.[11][12][13] The Bullets lost 15 of their final 18 games, finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 25–57 record.[14]

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Pervis Ellison showed improvement averaging 20.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year,[15][16] 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.[17][18] 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. Stewart averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and became the first undrafted player to make an NBA All-Rookie Team, being selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.[19]

Following the season, Williams signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers,[20][21] while Wingate signed with the Charlotte Hornets during the next season,[22] and English was released to free agency.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft
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Roster

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Roster Notes

  • Forward Mark Alarie missed the entire season due to a knee injury.
  • Forward Bernard King missed the entire season due to a right knee injury.
  • Forward John "Hot Plate" Williams was suspended indefinitely due to weight problems, and not maintaining playing shape.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

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Game log

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

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    1991-92 Washington Bullets
  2. [2]
    "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Nuggets Trade Adams to Bullets". The New York Times. June 12, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (September 28, 1991). "After Proving Them Wrong, Adams Returns to Right Bullets". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Aldridge, David (October 2, 1991). "Bullets Bring in Wingate for Shot in Backcourt". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    "Transactions". The New York Times. October 3, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (November 18, 1991). "Bullets' Hammonds, Stewart Step Forward". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (September 7, 1991). "Bullets' King Has Knee Surgery". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (December 12, 1991). "King's Knee Not Healing as Expected". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (November 1, 1991). "Williams Arrives -- at 305 Pounds". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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    Brubaker, Bill (December 1, 1991). "Williams Vs. Bullets: How It Evolved". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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    Aldridge, David (February 19, 1992). "Bullets Talk Chapman-Hammonds Trade". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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    "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets Trade Chapman to the Bullets". The New York Times. February 20, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Hornets Trade Chapman to Bullets". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. February 20, 1992. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  14. [14]
    "1991–92 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. [15]
    Aldridge, David (May 6, 1992). "One Better Bullet Due Deserts Today". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  16. [16]
    "NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  17. [17]
    Heisler, Mark (February 9, 1992). "Comeback or Farewell, a Magical All-Star Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  18. [18]
    "1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. [19]
    "1991–92 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  20. [20]
    Howard-Cooper, Scott (October 9, 1992). "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. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  21. [21]
    Sheinin, Dave (October 13, 1992). "Williams Puts Bullets Beef Behind Him". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  22. [22]
    "Transactions". The New York Times. November 20, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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