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By 1975, times were changing in Milwaukee. The team said goodbye to Oscar Robinson, one of the league's greatest guards, as he hung up his sneakers in retirement. That season also saw Kareem traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. In his six seasons in Milwaukee, Abdul-Jabbar went to six all-star games, won Rookie of the Year honors, and won three MVP awards. His loss would rock the team to its very core. The Bucks have not won an NBA championship since his departure. Kareem went on to lead the Lakers to five more NBA titles before he retired.

Despite losing Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks managed to stay competitive in the late 1970s and 1980s. They were playoff contenders every year and fared well in the Eastern Conference. The team fell on tough times, however, in the 1990s. The Bucks posted twelve straight winning records and twelve straight playoff appearances up until the 1991-1992 season. The Bucks then saw a streak of seven seasons below .500, never winning more that 36 games in a season. In 1998, the Bucks hired head coach George Karl. In his years in Seattle, Karl never once failed to make the playoffs. Milwaukee hoped that he would bring that streak with him, and he did. The duo of Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson would lead the Bucks for several years. In 2002, the face of the franchise changed dramatically as the team dealt away both Robinson and Allen.