Abdul-Jabbar was traded to Los Angeles on June 16, 1975 as the most prolific scorer in Milwaukee’s seven-year history. It was a record that would stand for 47 years. Giannis Antetokounmpo's ...

So after six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, three NBA most valuable player honors and one championship in 1971, Abdul-Jabbar asked for a trade and landed in Los Angeles, where he went on to a ...

The Lakers also beat the Bucks once early in the winning streak and went on to defeat the Bucks in the Western Conference Finals, 4-2, despite 33.7 points per game in that series from Abdul-Jabbar.

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) grabs for a rebound in a game against the Seattle Supersonics at the Milwaukee Arena on December 5, 1969. The Bucks won 131-98.

The Milwaukee Bucks struck gold by drafting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but everything loses its luster eventually. On June 16, 1975 the Milwaukee Bucks traded Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rewrote the book on scoring as an NBA superstar and now he has his sights set on rewriting the mediocre narrative that currently envelops the Milwaukee Bucks. According to Dave ...

MILWAUKEE — NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is interested in returning in some capacity to the Milwaukee Bucks. “If I get a call, I will definitely offer my services,” said Abdul ...

The Milwaukee Bucks have Lady Luck and the people of Phoenix to thank for being able to select Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft.The greatest member of the Milwaukee Bucks in ...

The Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) with the 1st pick (won with a coin toss) in the NBA Draft. They signed him to a 5-year, $1,250,000 deal. ROOKIE SEASON ...

Apart from his scoring, the Bucks' big man was also a tremendous rebounds -- recorded 1,190 rebounds in his rookie season. Abdul-Jabbar was named 1969-70 Rookie of the Year and made the All-Star team.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Mitchell & Ness today launched the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Collection, available at all Bucks Pro Shop locations, online and at Name of the Game locations in Milwaukee. The ...