Milwaukee_Bucks_and_the_'Oscar_Robertson_suit' Oscar_Robertson

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robertson member of milwaukee bucks


prior 1970–71 season, royals stunned basketball world trading robertson bucks flynn robinson , charlie paulk. no reasons officially given, many pundits suspected head coach bob cousy jealous of attention robertson getting. robertson himself said: think wrong , never forget it. relationship between oscar , royals had soured point cincinnati had approached lakers , knicks deals involving star player (the knicks players discussed in scenarios unknown, los angeles stated publicly royals asked jerry west , wilt chamberlain, lakers saying not consider trading either star).


however, trade proved highly beneficial robertson. after being stuck under-performing team last 6 years, paired young lew alcindor, years later become all-time nba scoring leader kareem abdul-jabbar. alcindor in low post , robertson running backcourt, bucks charged league-best 66–16 record, including then-record 20-game win streak, dominating 12–2 record in playoffs, , crowned season nba title sweeping baltimore bullets 4–0 in 1971 nba finals. first time in career, robertson had won nba championship.


from historical perspective, however, robertson s important contribution made not on basketball court, rather in court of law. year of landmark robertson v. national basketball ass n, antitrust suit filed nba s players association against league. robertson president of players association, case bore name. in suit, proposed merger between nba , american basketball association delayed until 1976, , college draft free agency clauses reformed. robertson himself stated main reason clubs owned players: players forbidden talk other clubs once contract up, because free agency did not exist then. 6 years after suit filed, nba reached settlement, aba–nba merger took place, , oscar robertson suit encouraged signing of more free agents , led higher salaries players.


on hardwood, veteran robertson still proved valuable player. paired abdul-jabbar, 2 more division titles bucks followed in 1971–72 , 1972–73 season. in robertson s last season, helped lead milwaukee league-best 59–23 record , helped them reach 1974 nba finals. there, robertson had chance end stellar career second ring. bucks matched against boston celtics team powered inspired dave cowens, , bucks lost in 7 games. testament robertson s importance bucks, in season following retirement bucks fell last place in division 38–44 record in spite of continued presence of abdul-jabbar.


robertson elected wisconsin athletic hall of fame in 1995.








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