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Milwaukee Bucks: Predicting the Bucks All-Time Team on NBA 2K18

By Ti Windisch

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Julius Erving Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Oscar Robinson during the game between the Western Conference All-Stars and the Eastern Conference All-Star in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game on February 15, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Julius Erving Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Oscar Robinson during the game between the Western Conference All-Stars and the Eastern Conference All-Star in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game on February 15, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Center

There’s pretty much no thought involved when picking the Milwaukee Bucks All-Time Team center. It’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and there’s no room for debate. The Bucks had lots of good centers like Andrew Bogut, Alton Lister, and Jack Sikma, but none of them are close to Kareem’s level.

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The only debate here is which Kareem to use. Steals and blocks weren’t recorded during Kareem’s first four years, but we’re not discounting those seasons–it’s highly unlikely Kareem wasn’t as monstrous on defense as he looked later as he was when when the numbers weren’t recorded back in his earlier years.

So far, players with more rebounds and assists have been favored over high scorers. Not this time. All of those concessions were made so a truly fearsome Kareem could be picked here, so let’s go with the strongest season the NBA’s leading scorer ever had.

In over 44 minutes per game, Kareem averaged 34.8 points, 16.6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game in 1971-72. He shot 57.4 percent from the field, and won his second MVP award that season.

This lineup is fearsome. Ray Allen should inject enough spacing to help the other four guys do their work. The best part is they’re all passers–these Bucks would be a joy to watch. Now let’s figure out their supporting cast.

Starting five: Oscar, Ray, Marques, Giannis, Kareem

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