The trade that changed the makeup of the Lakers happened Monday, June 16, 1975, when club owner Jack Kent Cooke announced he had sent four players—Brian Winters, Elmore Smith, David Meyers, and Junior Bridgeman—and a cash payment to the Bucks for Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: A Seven-Footer with Roots, 1977
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows where he came from, knows where he’s at, and has an idea where he’s going.
Jabbar, Jerry West, and the New Look Lakers, 1978
“Jerry West is one clever dude,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He was responsible for making us a unified group. And that was the big difference in this team.”
Fred Hetzel: Class of 1965
Now, it’s Fred Hetzel’s turn to haunt the Warriors for making him expendable.
The Undeclared War Between Chamberlain and Baylor, 1971
It was a clash of egos that couldn’t be avoided.
The Agony of West and Baylor, 1968
Can 80 percent of the old Baylor and an injury-haunted Jerry West revive a budding dynasty?
Who’s the Greatest?—Bird, Magic, or MJ, 1988
Dissecting greatness: Arguing for and against three NBA icons.
Caldwell Jones: On Guarding Kareem in the NBA Finals, 1980
How would you like to guard Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for two straight basketball games, mano a mano, no one in between? How tired would you be?
Happy Hairston: Oh, Happy Days, 1971
The superstars get the headlines, and nobody knows it better than Harold Hairston, the 6-foot-7 forward of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Has Gail Goodrich Grown Up? 1974
He’s all grown up now, a good guy and a grand player and not about to let the bumps in the road bother him.
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