The 1997–98 NBA season was the Wizards' 37th season in the National Basketball Association.
 There was a new beginning for basketball in Washington D.C. as the team changed its name to the "Wizards", fearing "Bullets" endorsed gun violence.
 The team also got a new logo, and new uniforms with blue, black and bronze colors.
 The Wizards got off to a slow 5–11 start to the season, losing their first five home games at US Airways Arena.
 In December, they moved into their new arena, the MCI Center, posting a 24–12 home record for the remainder of the season.
 The Wizards won their final four games of the season to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, falling just one game short of making the playoffs.
 Rod Strickland led the league with 10.5 assists per game and made the All-NBA Second Team.
 Following the season, Chris Webber was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and Gheorghe Mureșan, who missed the entire season with a foot injury was released.
Cezar Niculescu (born July 27, 1927) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
 He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament.
 He played both matches.
The following is a list of players of the 1997–present Washington Wizards professional American basketball team.
 Before the 1997-98 season the Wizards were known as the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997).
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
 He was born in Bucharest.
 He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament.
 He played both matches.
 He died on 10 June 2017.
Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (] ; born February 14, 1971), also known as "Ghiță" (] ), is a Romanian retired professional basketball player.
 At 7 ft , he is the tallest player in NBA history.
 He is the tallest man in Romania and tallest living person in the European Union.
Marcus Terrell Thornton (born June 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball for Kilgore College and LSU before being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
 He has since played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.
Adrian Petroșanu (born September 8, 1924) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
 He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament.
 He played both matches.
Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is the general manager of the Washington Wizards.
 He was also once a professional basketball player.
 He served as general manager of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks' general manager from 1999 to 2003, at which time he became the president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards.
Horia Demian (1942 - 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951-1965, currently U Mobitelco Cluj) from 1960 until 1970 .
 During that period U Cluj finished 2nd in one season and 3rd in four seasons in the Romanian Basketball Division A 
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. They are a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena.
 The franchise was established in Chicago, Illinois as the Chicago Packers in 1961; after one season, its name was changed to the Chicago Zephyrs.
 In 1963, the franchise moved to Baltimore, Maryland and was renamed the Baltimore Bullets.
 It moved to Landover, Maryland in 1973 and changed its name to the Capital Bullets.
 After one season, the team became the Washington Bullets.
 In 1978, the Bullets won the 1978 NBA Finals in seven games for the franchise's only championship.
 In 1997, the team became the Washington Wizards, which is the team's current name.
 Since their formation, the Wizards have won six divisional championships, four conference championships, one league championship and have appeared in the playoffs twenty-three times.

Question: Which Romanian basketball player was released from the Washington Wizards during the 1997-98 season?
Answer: Gheorghe Mureșan