Not only is Hakeem Olajuwon a legend in Houston, he is recognised across the country. He has made NBA history. Regardless of his position, he is undeniably one of the best players of all time.
Part of the reason he’s become one of the most underappreciated players is that he won the Rockets’ championships in Michael Jordan’s first retirement (though Jordan came back for the 1994–95 season, the team’s second title).
Given that Jordan acknowledged that the Chicago Bulls lacked a suitable opponent for The Dream, the slight seems peculiar. Round 1: Wings vs. Storm (7/22/25) -02 minutes.
When people talk about the best of all time, Olajuwon is usually not mentioned. Actually, a lot of people don’t even think of him as the most important person in history.
Despite finishing 12th overall, Olajuwon failed to crack the top ten in Bleacher Report’s most current top 100 all-time rankings.
The centre for the Dallas Mavericks Kyrie Irving paid tribute to Olajuwon and The Dream by posting a photo of the roses he had given him on social media. To everyone, Hakeem Olajuwon. I salute you, sir, my older brother,” Irving remarked. Salutations, Hakeem.
Nobody can make Hakeem seem like he wasn’t that; we won’t let it. Hakeem Olajuwon was there before Tim Duncan. “Listen, I’m not drawing any comparisons between the two. Irving persisted.
But hear me out: Mike was around before Kobe. Julius Erving was around before Mike. Do you understand what I’m saying?
Olajuwon is still the all-time leader in blocks in the NBA. Several players from this period, like Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, have been seen training privately with him.
In 1993–1994, the first season the Rockets won a championship, he had what is perhaps the best season ever, winning most valuable player, defensive player of the year, and finals MVP.
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