10 Legendary NBA Players whose Jersey Numbers were Retired

#2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, No. 33 retired by the Lakers and the Bucks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar changed history for two teams

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lew Alcindor, changed history for two teams. He was drafted first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks and played six years for the team. He led them to their first and only NBA title to date in 1971 and their only other finals appearance in 1974.

Since the Lakers moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960 and until the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade in 1975, they were notorious for losing.

They lost eight of their nine NBA Finals appearances in that span, even though they had superstars like Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. In his 14 years-long run at The Forum, Kareem delivered five NBA titles and a winning mentality to the Lakers.

With his revolutionary "skyhook" shot, Kareem dominated the league in his prime. He scored 38,387 points in his career, first in the NBA's all-time scorers list, and won the MVP award a record of six times.