Incoming Wizards owner Ted Leonsis was noncommittal on Friday when asked if he might change the team's color scheme or nickname.

The franchise has been known as the Wizards since the 1997-98 season when it was changed from the Bullets, which was viewed as insensitive due to the District of Columbia's violence issues.

Many fans have requested a return to the red, white and blue color scheme used when the team was known as the Bullets.

Leonsis helped move the NHL's Capitals back to their original colors back in 2007.

"I get lots of e-mails, and I see all the comments and quotes," he said. "I don't want to be someone who does [things] to make people like me or think I'm listening to them. And there's so much work to do, to figure it out. And that would be a part of everything.

"But it's not the first decision that we have to make. I probably will like red colors more than the teal blue that they have, but there's a lot that goes into it. And I intend to listen to people, but I also think Mr. Pollin made a personal decision, and I want to understand it, and I want to pay the appropriate respect that a decision like that would deserve."

He added that even if he wanted to, it would be impossible to make any changes for next season.