Ray Allen
1997 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
1997 - All-Star Game Participant
1997 - All-League First Team
1998 - All-Star Game Participant
1998 - All-League Third Team
1999 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
1999 - All-Star Game Participant
1999 - All-League First Team
2000 - All-Star Game Participant
2000 - All-League Third Team
2001 - All-Star Game Participant
2001 - All-League Second Team
2002 - All-Star Game Participant
2002 - All-League First Team
In seven years with the franchise, Allen was exemplary. While rival scouts coveted Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan in the 1996 draft the Bullets and to be fair, Magic franchises knew exactly who Ray was. Allen went third and it was apparent how good he was the first time he stepped on the court. He went on to win two titles with the Bullets and would've won more in Washington if management hadn't made a terrible blunder in the 2001 offseason. Allen is 5th in league history for scoring to this day.
Jason Terry
1996 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
1996 - Rookie Game MVP
1996 - All-Star Game Participant
1996 - All-Rookie Second Team
1998 - All-Star Game Participant
1998 - Most Valuable Player
1998 - All-League First Team
1999 - All-Star Game Participant
1999 - All-League First Team
1999 - All-Defensive Second Team
1999 - Playoff MVP
2000 - All-Star Game Participant
2000 - All-League First Team
2000 - All-Defensive Team
2000 - Playoff MVP
2001 - All-Star Game Participant
2001 - Most Valuable Player
2001 - All-League First Team
2002 - All-Star Game Participant
2002 - Most Valuable Player
2002 - All-League First Team
Terry is the most cherished Bullet by ownership to date. Unlike Allen who was a clear blue chipper, Terry was a back-end lottery player. Management was certain he had the skill and heart to thrive in the right scenario and next to Ray the combined shooting potential was astronomical. In a now legendary draft day trade between the Raptors, Grizzlies, and Bullets made his way to Washington and the rest is history. Terry won two championships, two finals MVPs, and three MVP awards before being traded in 2003. He punched his ticket to the Hall of Fame before he even signed a third contract. Terry is 4th in league history for scoring to this day.
Rudy Gay
2004 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2004 - All-Rookie Team
2015 - All-Defensive Second Team
Seven years after the Bullets selected Ray Allen at number three, they traded up to take another wing from UCONN. The hopes for Gay were immense, the path he walked was not for the faint of heart. In the frame of a hoops God and with athleticism that rivalled the greatest to ever play the game -- his ceiling was immeasurable. However, Gay never manifested as a killer shooter, or takeover scorer like his predecessor. Initially fans were somewhat unenthused with the player he became. However, as the Bullets rose to prominence again over the next few years -- Gay proved his worth. During nine straight playoff trips including two conference Finals runs, a finals run, and two titles, Gay was matched up against Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, and LeBron James every damn year. He went 10-1 in those matchups, consistently besting far more celebrated players. A role player in a superstar frame is exactly what the Bullets needed. And in true Gay fashion, after 11 seasons with the team, in his first year elsewhere (Cleveland) he sent the Bullets home in the playoffs. No lie, the whole arena stood and clapped out of respect when Gay ended our season. Nothing but respect for the legend.
Al Horford
2004 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2004 - All-Rookie Second Team
2008 - All-Defensive Second Team
2014 - All-Star Game Participant
2014 - All-League First Team
2014 - Defensive Player of the Year
2014 - All-Defensive Team
2015 - All-Star Game Participant
2015 - All-League First Team
2015 - Defensive Player of the Year
2015 - All-Defensive Team
2016 - All-League Second Team
2016 - All-Defensive Team
Al Horford is in his ninth season with the franchise. When passed Jim McIlvain in all-time blocked shots last year fans cried, it was as emotional as as ring night. Horford spent his first five years with the franchise and was so beloved that he became the ire of the league. Franchises everywhere hated how beloved and treasured he was as a Bullet. That love almost sunk the Steph Curry trade as ownership fractured over the dealing of the young big man. Horford won one title with the Bullets and should've won another. Rumours still circulate about the rigged 2015 finals tbh. In his 15th season he is once again the favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year. The new ring of honour inductee is chasing the ghost of Garnett to be the greatest defensive player FBB has ever had.
Brook Lopez
2012 - All-Star Game Participant
2013 - All-Star Game Participant
2013 - All-League Second Team
2014 - All-Star Game Participant
2014 - All-Defensive Team
To say the ride with Brook Lopez has been bumpy is understating it. Lopez and agent Bill Duffy have a love/hate relationship with the Bullets brass and it's warranted. Originally acquired by Phoenix in 2008, he was flipped again that offseason to Washington. Though disappointed to be leaving a team so close to home, he saw the potential in Washington and gave the team what he could as a third year player. Lopez thought he was coming to play with a rising contender but Deron Williams and Jermaine O'Neal were dealt that season as management scrapped the road map. Lopez was then dealt back to Phoenix in the offseason. When ownership called Duffy in to let him know he flung a coffee thermos at the wall and the dent is still sitting there in the GMs office. Lopez became a star in Phoenix and he helped lead the team to a finals and a title. On the eve of his title defending season, in a fucking crazy move, the Suns dealt Lopez back to Washington. Lopez initially threatened a holdout but a day seeing the sites with Steph Curry set him straight. The Bullets would win the next two titles, giving Lopez an unofficial threepeat. However, good times couldn't last. With a potential opportunity to grab Dwight Howard while also stocking the cupboard with a lot of future picks capital -- Lopez was dealt on a whim to New York and in an unprofessional manner -- Bill Duffy wasn't notified. Lopez found out he was traded on Twitter and has still not spoken to anyone in Washington two years later. The Bullets not grabbing Howard but the inferior Steven Adams only added salt in the wound. Could Lopez and Washington reconcile for a third time after hearing about this honour? Only time will tell. (At this time, Lopez has not RSVP'd for the ring of honour ceremony.)
Jim McIlvaine
9th all-time in blocked shots.
We don't use fan favourite lightly in Washington. This is a winning organization and stars like David Robinson, Deron Williams, and Nick Young come and go but McIlvaine was a mainstay. The 4th best player on the first two Bullets FBB titles. A block artist. Fans came for the shooting of Jet and Jesus but they stayed for the swats of McIlvain. He should've retired a Bullet and it's tragic he was never given real minutes anywhere else. In a contest ran by management, fans were asked which former Bullet deserved a statue? Many assumed it was a two-horse race between Allen and Terry but McIlavin ran away with the contest. (A small statue was erected of him and can be viewed in the main concourse as fans enter the arena.)
Steph Curry
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2010 - All-League Second Team
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-League Second Team
2012 - All-Star Game Participant
2012 - All-Star Game MVP
2012 - Most Valuable Player
2012 - All-League First Team
2012 - All-Defensive Second Team
2012 - Playoff MVP
2013 - All-Star Game Participant
2013 - All-League Second Team
2013 - Playoff MVP
2014 - All-Star Game Participant
2014 - Most Valuable Player
2014 - All-League First Team
2014 - All-Defensive Team
2015 - All-Star Game Participant
2015 - All-League Second Team
2015 - All-Defensive Second Team
2016 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2016 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-Star Game MVP
2016 - Most Valuable Player
2016 - All-League First Team
2016 - All-Defensive Second Team
Last but not least, Curry is making his case for the greatest player in the history of FBB. One of four players to win the MVP three times, he also has two titles and has been a vastly better defensive player than contemporary rivals Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker. While he's not the clear best player in the league, he's constantly been more successful than his peers and though he's not quite as rampant scoring the ball, he's historically taken better care of it. Curry is the glue that has held this team together through many positional changes. He's seen the conference finals six times, the finals thrice, and won two titles in eight full seasons with the Bullets. Under Curry, the Bullets have never missed the playoffs despite playing in the savage Eastern Conference. The only dark spot in his tenure here was the 2015 Finals, after sitting the wins record and point differential record, losing to rival Kemba Walker cut Curry deep. He fell off the map after the loss and went on a spirit quest in the Australian outback. With renewed energy and still not even 30, Curry has saved his best for his third act as a Bullet and has sworn to hoist Larry O again.