This is the logo of basketball’s Milwaukee Bucks, used by the NBA franchise from their inaugural season in 1968 until 1992. The Bucks, like every typical expansion team, struggled in that first season but then won a coin flip with fellow expansion team Phoenix to get the first draft choice. That choice turned out to be a lanky rookie center from UCLA named Lew Alcindor, who amazingly not only improved the team’s fortunes but helped them win the NBA title in their third season, the fastest any expansion team in any major sport ever took to win their league’s title. That team was coached by Larry Costello and also included Oscar Robertson, Jon McGlocklin and Bob Dandridge. Alcindor, of course, eventually changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Classic Team Logo of The Day
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