 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka we19992000 NBA yaive mwaka wechi39 weWizards muNational Basketball Association. Mukusarudzwa kweNBA muna 1999, maWizards akasarudza Richard Hamilton anobva kuYunivhesiti yeConnecticut nechisarudzo chechinomwe. Munguva ye offseason, timu yakawana Isaac Austin kubva kuOrlando Magic, uye yakasaina vakasununguka vamiririri Aaron Williams naMichael Smith. Nhau huru dzaizobatanidza hofisi yapamberi somurindi akarega basa weAll-Star, uye aichimbova ngano yeChicago Bulls Michael Jordan akabatana nechikwata saVice President muna January. Pashure pokukunda mutambo wavo wokutanga womwaka, vaWizards vakaramba vachibudirira kupfurikidza nokuisa mutsetse wokurasikirwa nemitambo minomwe. Ne 1430 rekodhi pakati pemwaka, murairidzi mukuru Gar Heard akadzingwa uye akatsiviwa naDarrell Walker, uye timu yakasaina mumiriri akasununguka Don Reid, uyo akamboburitswa neDetroit Pistons. Pasinei nokuisa rekodhi yakasimba ye107 munaKurume, maWizards akapedza nzvimbo yekupedzisira muAtlantic Division ine rekodhi ye2953. 