Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (/kəˈriːm æbˈduːl dʒəˈbɑːr/ kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (/ælˈsɪndər/ al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was a 19-time NBA All-Star—tied for the most ever—a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection. He was a member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, and was twice voted the NBA Finals MVP. He was named to three NBA anniversary teams (35th, 50th, and 75th). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was called the greatest basketball player of all time by Pat Riley, Isiah Thomas, and Julius Erving. Abdul-Jabbar broke the NBA's career scoring record in 1984 and held it until it was broken in 2023 by LeBron James. More about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Abdul-Jabbar was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at parochial high school Power Memorial in New York City, where he led their team to 71 consecutive wins. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national championships under head coach John Wooden. Alcindor was a record three-time most outstanding player of the NCAA tournament. Drafted with the first overall pick by the one-season-old Bucks franchise in the 1969 NBA draft, he spent six seasons in Milwaukee. After leading the Bucks to its first NBA championship at age 24 in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Using his trademark skyhook shot, he established himself as one of the league's top scorers. In 1975, he was traded to the Lakers, with whom he played the final 14 seasons of his career in which they won five additional NBA championships. Abdul-Jabbar's contributions were a key component in the Showtime era of Lakers basketball. Over his 20-year NBA career, his teams succeeded in making the playoffs 18 times and got past the first round 14 times; his teams reached the NBA Finals on ten occasions.The most expensive item with a signature of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2004 SP Signature Kobe Bryant Magic Johnson Kareem Abdul-Jabbar AUTO /25 PSA 8) was sold in May 2021 for £4291.24 while the cheapest item (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Signed Lakers Photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was April 2024 with an average selling price of £32.66 for an autographed item of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with £50.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £13.54 was April 2021. In average, an autographed item from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is worth £29.70.
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1983 GIANT STEPS by KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR signed BAS COA | £44.58 | ||
Black Profiles in Courage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar book SIGNED 1st Edition HB | £35.34 | ||
Black Profiles in Courage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar book SIGNED 1st pr HB Civil Rights | £55.51 | ||
KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR AUTOGRAPHED GIANT STEPS 1983 FIRST AUTOBIOGRAPHY PIC PROOF | £25.57 | ||
KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR AUTOGRAPHED KAREEM 1990 BASKETBALL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PIC PROOF | £27.04 | ||
KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR AUTOGRAPHED MYCROFT And SHERLOCK 2018 NOVEL With PIC PROOF | £20.73 | ||
KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR AUTOGRAPHED ON The SHOULDERS OF GIANTS 2007 HARLEM MEMOIR | £16.32 | ||
Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar SIGNED & LINED 1st/1st HB Titan Books | £89.99 | ||
Sasquatch in the Paint, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, SIGNED 1st Edition/1st, 2013, HC/DJ | £39.75 | ||
Sasquatch in the Paint, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, SIGNED 1st Edition/1st, 2013, HC/DJ | £47.89 |