The 1969 NBA Draft drastically changed the franchise fortunes of two teams. Athletics Marathon August 16 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner In only their second year of existence, the Milwaukee Bucks won a coin flip with the Phoenix Suns for the right to draft Lew Alcindor, who would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to the NBA title the very next year, while the Suns still have not won an NBA championship.
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