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Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon
2× NBA champion (1994, 1995). 1994 MVP. The only player to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP in the same season.
Position
Center
Size
7'0" · 255 lb
Born
Jan 21, 1963 · Lagos, Nigeria
Drafted
1984 · pick 1
1,238
Games
21.8
Points Per Game
11.1
Rebounds Per Game
3.1
Blocks Per Game
1.7
Steals Per Game
Hakeem Olajuwon spent 17 of his 18 NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets after going #1 overall in the 1984 Draft (ahead of Michael Jordan at #3). He won back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995 — the second over Shaquille O'Neal's Magic — and remains the only player ever to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP in the same season (1994). His 3,830 career blocks are the all-time NBA record. Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, he didn't pick up a basketball until age 15.
Career
Honors & Awards
2× NBA Champion (1994, 1995)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, 1995)
1994 NBA MVP
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1993, 1994)
12× NBA All-Star
12× All-NBA selection (6× First Team)
9× All-Defensive selection
Naismith Hall of Fame (2008)
NBA all-time blocks leader (3,830)
1996 Olympic Gold Medal (Dream Team III)
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