June 16
From Hoopedia
- 1916 - Hank Luisetti, the Hall of Fame Stanford player credited with inventing the jump shot, is born in San Francisco, California.
- 1946 - Rick Adelman, NBA player and coach, is born in Lynwood, California.
- 1975 - The Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elmore Smith, Junior Bridgeman, Brian Winters and Dave Meyers.
- 1987 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signs a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $5 million, making the 18-year NBA veteran the highest-paid player in any sport.
