
Before there was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, there was Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., (aka Lew Alcindor). Alcindor was his actual name when the legendary center first came into the NBA and played for the Milwaukee Bucks, before changing his name to Abdul-Jabbar for religious reasons. But enough about the name and onto the player. The man who remains the leading scorer in the history of the NBA with 38,387 total points dominated his competition immediately as a rookie back in 1969-1970 season. He averaged 28.8