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.

Here was the full trade involving Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On June 16, 1975, the Bucks traded Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers for Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith and ...

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 ...

"I really did not want to be here and that made me make adjustments" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said playing in Milwaukee forced ...

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 ...

In 1995, Abdul-Jabbar was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and in May of 2021, the NBA created the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award.

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 ...

Kareem’s lack of connection with Milwaukee started back when he played for the Bucks in the 1970s. Before the 1975-1976 ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Bucks beat the Lakers 120-104 to end their 33-game winning streak; ... But then, they matched up against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks on January 9, 1972.

"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is just one of the iconic players in our league," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "And what he was able to accomplish in Milwaukee and then of course going forward, he's ...

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 ...

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 ...