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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963) Hakeem Olajuwon Olajuwon in 2015 Personal information Born (1963-01-21) January 21, 1963 (age 62) Lagos, Nigeria Nationality Nigerian / American Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg) Career information High school ...
Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game, and won the league's Most Valuable Player award, ahead of David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls.
By winning his second straight NBA Finals MVP award, Hakeem Olajuwon became the sixth player to do so on multiple occasions, joining Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Olajuwon also joined Jordan as the only two players to win the award consecutively as of that time.
The Rockets chose Hakeem Olajuwon as the first overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft.Olajuwon's first nine NBA seasons included numerous All-Star, All-NBA and All-Defensive selections, but the closest he got to a championship was in 1986, when the Rockets fell two games short of a title against a powerful Boston Celtics team.
Hakeem Olajuwon has the most blocks in NBA history. ^ Active NBA player * ... Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02: 2,741: 1993–94 1994–95: 321:
Mirin revisits the 1984 NBA Draft, where Hakeem was picked #1 by the Houston Rockets before the Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan with the 3rd overall pick, to talk about all of the potential ...
With the first round of fan voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, ... opted for players with gaudier box-score stats over an advanced stats darling who ...
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Rockets' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association and 28th season in Houston. [1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement , seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries.