In the 52-year history of the Milwaukee Bucks, there may be no trade that is more consequential than the acquisition of Oscar Robertson.
That move now stands a half-century old as of Tuesday, April 21 and the significance of dealing for The Big O still isn’t lost on any Bucks fans, many of whom didn’t even get to see him play with the Bucks from 1970 until he retired in 1974.
The process of Robertson’s exit from his hometown team, the Cincinnati Royals, was long set in motion due to the tension that existed between Robertson and Royals head coach, Bob Cousy.