Quote (Rust_Ninja @ Aug 18 2017 12:02pm)
A contest was held to choose a new name and the choices were narrowed to the Dragons, Express, Stallions, Sea Dogs, and the Wizards.[12] On May 15, 1997, the Bullets officially became the Wizards. The new name generated some controversy because "Wizard" is a rank in the Ku Klux Klan, and Washington has a large African American population.
Dragons or Sea Dogs would have been cool, at least for making a logo. And it would have actually related to the area somewhat, being a port city. Of course there's like a million names better than the Wizards.