PThe Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks will meet for the first time in the Finals of an NBA that will have an undisputed champion in the last 50 years. Those from Arizona aspire to win their first NBA ring, while the Wisconsin franchise will try to conquer the title for the second time in its history after doing so in 1971, when they were proclaimed champions led by a young Lew Alcindor who months after To be proclaimed champion, the name will be changed to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A capital figure to understand the development of both franchises, since it marked the first years of history of both teams that came to the NBA as a result of the expansion of an NBA that was fighting to stop the growth of the ABA. Thus, at the end of the 67-68 season the league welcomed two new franchises located in Phoenix and Milwaukee.
The two new teams began the season 68-69 with two templates made from the scraps that the rest of the teams left them in the expansion draft. Two teams that had their sights set on the 1970 draft and that paid for the hazing in their first year in the league, signing the two worst balances of the season: Milwaukee finished with 27 wins and 55 losses, while Phoenix signed a 16- 66.
The two franchises entered the draft with the same chances of taking No. 1 in the promotion. At that time the order of choice between the worst teams in each conference was determined by the toss of a coin. And this time the goddess fortune smiled at some Bucks who did not err in their choice and took one of the best players of all time. A Lew Alcindor who came to the NBA as the best player in the history of the NCAA and who took just two years to lead the Bucks to the conquest of their first and only ring.
In contrast, the Suns took Neal Walk as No. 2 in the draft. A player who played seven seasons in the NBA and finished his sports career in Europe.
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