AD strong-arming to join the Lakers is nothing new. Kareem & Wilt did it

Jun 16, 2019
3:47:12pm

Odysseus All-American

well before players had the same amount of leverage they have today.

Milwaukee Bucks History: The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trade

The Milwaukee Bucks were in the unfortunate position of having to trade their best and brightest star in 1975, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally got his way.

https://behindthebuckpass.com/2016/09/07/milwaukee-bucks-history-kareem-abdul-jabbar-trade/[https://www.google.com/amp/s/behindthebuckpass.com/2016/09/07/milwaukee-bucks-history-kareem-abdul-jabbar-trade/amp/]

The Ringer

Wilt Chamberlain’s Trade to Los Angeles, 50 Years Later

LeBron wasn’t the first great to orchestrate a move to the Lakers. Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Bob Ryan on how the trade of one of the best players in basketball history presaged the great era of superstar movement we are living through today.

https://www.theringer.com/2018/7/9/17547692/wilt-chamberlain-lakers-trade-50-year-anniversary-lebron-james[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theringer.com/platform/amp/2018/7/9/17547692/wilt-chamberlain-lakers-trade-50-year-anniversary-lebron-james]