1969 NBA draft
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The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took tu
Center Lew Alcindor of UCLA (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He play
1969 NBA draft
…of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors. The draft consisted of twenty rounds and selected 218 players. Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from UCLA was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was selected to both All-NBA Second…
Abdul-Jabbar in 2014
Abdul-Jabbar with the reverse two-hand dunk against Stanford
Abdul-Jabbar versus USC
Abdul-Jabbar performing a ceremonial net cutting following the 1969 NCAA basketball championship win over Purdue