IMAGES | U of L legend Wes Unseld during his 3 years with the Cardinals
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FILE - In this May 14, 1998, file photo, Washington Wizards general manager Wes Unseld announces the trade of Chris Webber to the Sacramento Kings for Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe at the MCI Center in Washington. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Brian K. Diggs, FIle)
FILE - In this Jan . 30, 1979, file photo, Wes Unseld of the Washington Bullets takes in an offensive rebound against John Drew (22) of the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Landover, Md. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/FIle)
FILE - In this April 6, 2013, file photo, former Washington Bullets basketball player and Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, right, is greeted by Irene Pollin, left, wife of the late Bullets' owner Abe Pollin, during a ceremony to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Bullets only NBA championship, during halftime of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers, in Washington. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
FILE - In this June 12, 1978, file photo, Wes Unseld and his wife Connie hold the keys to their new Thunderbird, presented to him by Sport magazine in New York. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Wes Unseld as a University of Louisville player.
Wes Unseld as a University of Louisville player.
Wes Unseld and Louisville coach John Dromo.
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Wes Unseld as a University of Louisville player.
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Wes Unseld's No. 31 is one of four retired numbers in the Louisville basketball program.
Wes Unseld led the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA title.
FILE - In this May 14, 1998, file photo, Washington Wizards general manager Wes Unseld announces the trade of Chris Webber to the Sacramento Kings for Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe at the MCI Center in Washington. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Brian K. Diggs, FIle)
FILE - In this Jan . 30, 1979, file photo, Wes Unseld of the Washington Bullets takes in an offensive rebound against John Drew (22) of the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Landover, Md. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/FIle)
FILE - In this April 6, 2013, file photo, former Washington Bullets basketball player and Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, right, is greeted by Irene Pollin, left, wife of the late Bullets' owner Abe Pollin, during a ceremony to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Bullets only NBA championship, during halftime of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers, in Washington. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
FILE - In this June 12, 1978, file photo, Wes Unseld and his wife Connie hold the keys to their new Thunderbird, presented to him by Sport magazine in New York. Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
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Unseld died this morning at the age of 74, his family said in a statement released by the Washington Wizards.
The Washington Wizards, the franchise that Unseld joined 52 years ago, made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday morning.
“Wes was the best. There’s no other way to say it.”
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