[1] In the 1999 NBA draft, the Wizards selected Richard Hamilton from the University of Connecticut with the seventh overall pick.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Isaac Austin from the Orlando Magic,[7][8][9] signed free agents Aaron Williams and Michael Smith,[10][11] and hired Gar Heard as their new head coach.
[12] The biggest news would involve the front office as retired All-Star guard, and former Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan joined the Wizards as the team's vice president in January.
With a 14–30 record at mid-season, Heard was fired as head coach, and was replaced with Darrell Walker,[17] and the team signed free agent Don Reid, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons.
[21] Following the season, Austin was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies,[22][23] while Murray was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[24][25] Williams signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[26] Reid signed with the Orlando Magic,[27] and Walker was fired as head coach.