Abdul-Jabbar was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at parochial high school Power Memorial in New York City, where he led their team to 71 consecutive wins. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national championships under head coach John Wooden. [8] Hall of Fame 19x All Star 2x Scoring Champ 1975-76 TRB Champ 4x BLK Champ 6x NBA Champ 15x All-NBA 11x All-Defensive 1969-70 All-Rookie 1969-70 ROY 2x Finals MVP 6x MVP NBA 75th Anniv. Team 33 33 40 SUMMARY Career G 1560 PTS 24.6 TRB 11.2 AST 3.6 FG% 55.9 FG3% 5.6 FT% 72.1 eFG% 55.9
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A look back at the historic 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks team featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge, Jon McGlocklin and more as the bring. 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. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes in Jacobin about the meaning of the Milwaukee Bucks' victory this year, and his own Bucks championship in 1971. New issue coming soon. Subscribe to our print edition today. The Milwaukee Bucks won the 2020-21 NBA championship, and I couldn't be happier for my former team's success. The Milwaukee Bucks were favored to beat the Boston Celtics in the 1974 NBA Finals, thanks mostly to young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won his third MVP award that season. But you could never count.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then, Lew Alcindor) is the franchise leader in field goals made. 5,902 field goals with the Bucks That's still the top mark in Bucks history (Giannis is approaching. On Sunday night, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Houston Rockets at the Fiserv Forum with a score of 39-22. Damian Lillard was the top scorer for the Bucks with 39 points, deactivating Fred. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Bucks beat the Lakers 120-104 to end their 33-game winning streak; the longest in all American sports leagues. But then, they matched up against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's first six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks put the league on notice of his impending dominance. May 10, 1974: Skyhook winner in double overtime of Finals Bucks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, right, lays up a winning basket over Boston's Hank Finkel (29) to win 102-101 and tie the series at 3-3 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals May 11.
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The Bucks are the No. 1 seed in the NBA. The last time that happened was in 1974 with Abdul-Jabbar here. And Giannis Antetokounmpo is a strong candidate to be the MVP. The last time a Buck. Abdul-Jabbar was a star center with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980; five years earlier, he was busy departing his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks. On June 16, 1975, the Bucks traded.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the league in 1969 and started dominating in his first season. His 7-foot-2 frame and two-way abilities made him a generational player who cemented his name as one. Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls the city of Milwaukee his "place of birth" One of the questions that Stein asks Abdul-Jabbar is about him returning to Milwaukee.
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Credit: wikimedia commons / Keith Allison CC BY 2.0. Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo is now on par with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for scoring 45-plus points in 18 career games for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Milwaukee Bucks 'Greek Freak' scored 48 points with 17 rebounds in the 112-108 loss against the Houston Rockets on Saturday. During his six full seasons in Milwaukee, Abdul-Jabbar averaged 30.4 points, 15.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 54.7 percent from the field.
