Washington Wizards: 30 greatest players in franchise history

Small forward Bernard King got his start with the New Jersey Nets, but he finished up with the Bullets from 1988-1991. King made an impact right away with the Nets, earning first-team All-Rookie honors for his play right away. He battled a knee injury that forced him to sit out two seasons on two separate occasions, but when he was on the floor, he was a walking bucket.

Prior to his arrival to Washington, King took home the league’s scoring title by averaging 32.9 points per game with the New York Knicks during the 1984-85 season. He sat out the entire 1985-86 season due to a knee injury before returning in 1986-87 to appear in just six total contests.

He signed as a free agent with the Bullets in October 1987. King averaged 22.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game on 48.3 percent shooting from the floor across four seasons with the Bullets He made his final All-Star appearance with the Bullets during the 1990-91 campaign.

During that season, King set a career-high of 52 points with the Bullets against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 29, 1990. In a 161-133 victory, King showed no signs of old age at 34 years old.  He earned Third-Team All-NBA honors, producing 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 64 appearances

Despite appearing in just four seasons with the Bullets, King will go down as the sixth all-time in points per game (22.0), 16th all-time leader in total points (6,516) and field goals (2,548). In 2013, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Knicks.