Milwaukee Bucks: Meet the 1970s All-Decades Team – Oscar Robertson
It’s no surprise we start this all off with none other than one of the greatest to ever play the game, that being Oscar Robertson.
Robertson’s arrival to Milwaukee immediately fortified a Bucks team that had already been transformed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a year earlier and it was the presence of the NBA’s eventual all-time scoring leader that helped grease the wheels on Robertson’s exit from his hometown club, the Cincinnati Royals.
At 32-years-old and with many miles under his belt, Robertson was far from his athletic and statistical peak and certainly had to adjust from being the singular driving force he was for his first 10 NBA seasons in Cincinnati.
But even as Robertson’s durability became a concern over the course of his tenure, he still managed to greatly influence the game with his ability to handle the ball, make plays for others and still hit shots from the outside and penetrate the paint. And certainly opposing defenses held Robertson to his world class standard even as he steadily declined over his four years in Milwaukee.
Even so, Robertson remains one of the greatest Bucks players ever for the simple fact that his presence immediately rewarded the Bucks with their lone NBA title in franchise history. And for that, all Bucks fans are eternally grateful for The Big O.
Throughout his four seasons with the Bucks, Robertson averaged 16.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting from the field (84.3 percent from the free throw line), 7.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals across 288 appearances.