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 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 ...

The Milwaukee Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the first overall choice in the NBA Draft. Kareem was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.8 points per game and 14.5 rebounds per ...

Kareem’s lack of connection with Milwaukee started back when he played for the Bucks in the 1970s. Before the 1975-1976 season, Abdul-Jabbar requested to be traded from the Milwaukee Bucks .

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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Bucks' career rebounding leader in Milwaukee's 128-119 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Giannis Antetokounmpo are considered to be two of the most unique specimens to ever play the game of basketball. The parallels are there in plain sight.

After trading Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, Milwaukee waited 46 years for another NBA Finals. If the Bucks deal Giannis, their future could be dark.

Abdul-Jabbar and Robertson also took the Bucks to the 1974 Finals before falling to the Celtics in seven games. He was an awkward fit in Milwaukee and asked to be traded.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best ten players in NBA history. The Hall of Fame center is most known for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he began his career playing for the Milwaukee ...