UCLA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lew Alcindor, is part of one of the most unforgettable and consequential moments in the history of the NBA draft. The Milwaukee Bucks picked ...

Via Ballislife.com: "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.

Apr 1971; Los Angeles, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Milwaukee Bucks center Lew Alcindor (33) also known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar drives to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain (13 ...