The Milwaukee Bucks ended the regular season with the best record in the NBA, and while Giannis Antetokounmpo garners much of the attention from fans and opposing defenses, another 7-footer was key to the team's success.
Lew Alcindor of the Milwaukee Bucks stretches high above the Chicago Bulls defense for a dunk during his second season on Nov. 24, 1970, in Chicago. Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played for Milwaukee for six seasons from 1969-75, averaging 30.4 points, 15.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists with the Bucks.
New Jersey's Darryl Dawkins attempts to block a shot by Milwaukee's Jack Sikma during a 1986 game between the Bucks and Nets in East Rutherford, N.J. Sikma averaged 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds over his five seasons with the Bucks from 1986-91.
Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut dunks over Boston's Glen Davis in the first half of the Bucks' 86-84 win over the Celtics on Mar. 9, 2010, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Bogut was injured less than a month later during a win over the Phoenix Suns, missing the rest of the 2009-10 regular season and playoffs.
The Bucks' season came to a disappointing end that led to their coach's firing, but two players who helped secure the NBA's best regular-seaso…
Lew Alcindor of the Milwaukee Bucks stretches high above the Chicago Bulls defense for a dunk during his second season on Nov. 24, 1970, in Chicago. Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played for Milwaukee for six seasons from 1969-75, averaging 30.4 points, 15.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists with the Bucks.
New Jersey's Darryl Dawkins attempts to block a shot by Milwaukee's Jack Sikma during a 1986 game between the Bucks and Nets in East Rutherford, N.J. Sikma averaged 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds over his five seasons with the Bucks from 1986-91.
Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut dunks over Boston's Glen Davis in the first half of the Bucks' 86-84 win over the Celtics on Mar. 9, 2010, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Bogut was injured less than a month later during a win over the Phoenix Suns, missing the rest of the 2009-10 regular season and playoffs.
