Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America, is located in the Mid-Atlantic region, is a special administrative division established as the capital in 1790 and under the direct jurisdiction of the United States Congress, so it does not belong to any state of the United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the United States, near the states of Virginia and Maryland. The Potomac River, the boundary river between the two states, flows through the SAR from northwest to southeast; After 1846, land on the south bank of the Potomac River was returned to the State of Virginia, and the river became the boundary between the District and the State of Virginia. In the early days of the establishment of the Special Administrative Region, there were three separate administrative divisions on the north bank of the Potomac River: George Town, Washington City, and Washington County. Founded in 1791, the city of Washington, D.C., was named in honor of George Washington's contribution to the founding of the United States, and later developed into the core city of the D.C. Under a 1871 legislation, the three boroughs were merged in 1878 to form the City of Washington, D.C., and the federally administered District and the Washington City Local Government Jurisdiction overlapped, giving rise to the collective name "Washington, D.C." as it is used today.

Washington is home to most U.S. federal government agencies, embassies in the U.S., and the headquarters of international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States. Washington is also home to a number of museums and cultural sites.

Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is the political and cultural center of the United States. It is one of the few large cities in the world that is mainly mainly for administrative functions, and running the country is the main job of Washington. In addition to U.S. federal government agencies, Washington, D.C. is home to the headquarters of many international organizations, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.

There are also a lot of leagues here. First and most famous, the NFL's Washington Redskins, then the NCAA's Georgetown University, which is said to be rich in super defensive players, and finally the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards, also known as the Washington Wizards, are the team with the most name changes in the NBA, formerly known as the Baltimore Bullets. They have been one of the powerhouses in the East since the '60s, making the playoffs year after year and winning the only championship in franchise history in 1977-78. However, the Wizards played the underdog for most of the time in the '90s, and they only made the playoffs in the 1996-1997 season throughout the '90s. But it's in good shape now.

Although the Washington Wizards traded Chris Webber to the Sacramento Kings two years ago, the roster is still strong. Mitch Richmond, Rod Strickland and Juwan Howard were one of the most terrifying trios of their time.

But this was two years ago, and now their situation is a bit bleak. The Wizards' 19-win season in 2000-01 was the second-lowest single-season win in franchise history. The lowest was in the 1961-62 season, with 18 wins when the team was first established. This also prepares them to get the champion lottery next year.

But now they have a new star -- Richard Hamilton. Richard Hamilton is a team-high scorer, averaging 18.1 points per game, while shooting from the field, making free throws and playing a team-high number of minutes. In the end, Hamilton ranked 12th in the league in free-throw percentage (86.8%).

There were other players who did well, such as Chris Whitney, who led the team in assists (248) and three-pointers (93).

Courtney Alexander ranked fourth among rookies that year in scoring (9.5 points per game average) and ranked first in free-throw percentage (82 percent). In his 27 games for the Wizards, Alexander has been even better, averaging 17 points per game. He was also voted Newcomer of the Month for April.

But that doesn't hide the team's contradictions. Especially now the nominal heart of the team - Juwan Howard.

Juwan Howard was drafted by the then-Washington Bullets (the predecessor of the Washington Wizards) in 1994 and offered him a contract below market value as a fish belly team. To avoid embarrassment, the Bullets offered him a 10-year contract with a below-average salary; As compensation, Howard could become a free agent after his second year. Later, the Bullets realized that they shouldn't be suspicious of him. His performance made Team Bullets management look like a bunch of fools. In his rookie season, he had 17 points and 8.4 rebounds, and the following year he had even better stats of 22.1 points and 8.1 rebounds. He played in the All-Star Game and went on to become the Player of the Month award in April 1996, the first Washington Bullets player to win the award since Ruland in December 1983, and was named to the NBA's Third Team that season.

A free man with so many halos on his head is naturally bullish in the market, and he can consider signing a big contract, but the special environment at that time made the contract he finally get many times larger than he dreamed. Howard's outstanding performance has attracted the attention of other teams in the league, especially some teams with weak interior strength are flattering to him, first of all, the timing of his contract renewal is good, when due to Jordan's comeback, the NBA has entered an unprecedented prosperity, the ratings and attendance have reached an unprecedented height, the bosses are making a lot of money, looking at the bulging pockets are a little confused, they all think that there will be decades of good life to live, naturally open the purse to grab the players, and the salary has skyrocketed for a while, In particular, young potential players can get contracts of 100 million yuan at every turn, and most of the most famous high-salary and high-salary big contracts in the league in the first two years were signed in those years, such as Mourning, O'Neal, Kemp, Baker, etc. At that time, a 24-year-old star who had just hit the price was naturally a hot commodity.

It can be said that entering the transfer market at the right time was the key to his later big contract. This kid is lucky to get such a salary not only because of timing, but also because of the position he plays and the people who want him. was favored by Riley, the famous coach who coached the Heat team at the time, at that time, Riley had already got center Mourning and organizational guard Hardaway, and he just needed a player who could cover the No. 345 position, and he thought Howard was the person he needed, and Riley has always been known for being willing to spend money on players, and now Howard is out! It didn't end there, when the Bullets had just gone head-to-head with the Bulls, and although they lost the game, the process was not ugly, and Juwan Howard was praised by Jordan afterwards. Then there were several teams scrambling, and the contract price of Juwan Howard began to rise. In the end, Riley forcibly took Howard for seven years and 105 million, but the indifferent Bullets sued Riley to the league headquarters on the grounds that the heat team exceeded the salary cap, and the league's arbitration result was that the Bullets recaptured Howard. Since then, Howard has become a representative of "high salary and low ability", and he will inevitably be ridiculed before, during, and after the season. This made him feel uncomfortable himself.

So the Washington Wizards traded him away before the halfway point of the season.

But let's be honest, Luke really doesn't want to play with such a team, even if one of his owners is the Flyer Joe gang, but now he won't play.

After two quarters of play, the 76ers established an absolute advantage, and Luke went off the court to rest and wait for his first trip abroad.

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