A Comprehensive Look at the Greatest Players in Washington Wizards History: Selecting the Ultimate All-Time All-NBA First Team Lineup, Highlighting the Franchise’s Most Outstanding Stars and Their Remarkable Contributions to the Team’s Legacy Across Different Eras of Professional Basketball

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Elvin Hayes sits atop the Wizards list for players named to the First Team All-NBA.

Making an All-NBA Team is an incredible individual accomplishment, especially when considering only five players are awarded with that honor each year. The Wizards have had some prominent figures throughout their history. Here, we take a look at all the players who were named to the First Team All-NBA while playing in the nation’s capital.

Elvin Hayes – 3 times (1975, 1977, 1979)

Hayes played the first four years of his NBA career with the Rockets (both in San Diego and Houston) before moving to the Bullets, playing in Baltimore (1972-73), Capital (1973-74) and later Washington (1974-75 to 1980-81).

The 6-foot-9 power forward lived the best years of his career with the Bullets and earned the First Team All-NBA three times over a five-year stretch, and he was also an All-Star in each of the first 12 years of his career. His best season came in the 1976-77 campaign, averaging 23.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Hayes would return to the Rockets for the final three years of his career before retiring at the end of the 1983-84 campaign.

Earl Monroe – 1 time (1969)

One of two Washington players who made First Team All-NBA in the 1968-69 season, this was the only occasion in which Monroe earned this nod in his career. Earl the Pearl joined Wes Unseld among Bullets with this honor that year.

Monroe averaged 25.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game while appearing in 80 games. Monroe earned four All-Star nods throughout his career and played for the Bullets and Knicks before retiring after a 13-year career following the end of the 1979-80 season.

Wes Unseld – 1 time (1969)

Not only was Unseld named to the First Team All-NBA in the 1968-69 season, but he was also named the Rookie of the Year, the MVP and was part of the All-Star Game in that campaign. He averaged 13.8 points, 18.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in that season, one that saw the Bullets lose in the playoffs to the New York Knicks.

Unseld was an All-Star five times throughout his 13-year career and spent every single season with the Bullets franchise. Over that stretch, he averaged 10.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists before retiring at the end of the 1980-81 campaign. His standout 1969 stands the test of time. He is the last player to win both Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.