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• The Milwaukee Bucks play in the Northwest Division of the NBA's Eastern Conference.

• Fast Facts

  1. Conference: Eastern Conference
  2. Division: Central Division
  3. Founded: 1968
  4. Arena: Bradley Center
  5. City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  6. Team colors: Hunter green, deep red, silver
  7. Owner: Herbert Kohl
  8. Championships: 1 (1971)
  9. Conference titles: 2 (Western)
  10. Division titles: 13

• Early History

  The Milwaukee bucks were formed in 1968 when Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. was awarded a franchise by the NBA. After struggling in their first season, the Bucks drafted Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Alcindor immediately turned the team around as the Bucks finished with 1969-70 season with a 56-26 record, the second best in the league that year. Alcindor would win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and the Bucks reached the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bucks lost to the Knicks in five games.

• Hall of Famers

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Dave Cowens
  • Wayne Embry
  • Alex English
  • Bob Lanier
  • Moses Malone
  • Oscar Robertson
  • Julius Erving

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