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Sports1984–2002

Hakeem Olajuwon

Basketball figure in the Pantheon cultural record.

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Highest Rank

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Credentialed Gap

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Team History

Houston Rockets

1984–2001

Toronto Raptors

2001–2002

The Athletic Record

Championships

1994

NBA Championship

Houston Rockets

1995

NBA Championship

Houston Rockets

Accolades & Honors

NBA MVP

1994

mvp

2× NBA Finals MVP

1994, 1995

finals mvp

12× NBA All-Star

all star

12× All-NBA Team

all nba

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

2008

hall of fame

Rank History

Not Yet Available

Ranking history will be available once voting opens for Hakeem Olajuwon.

Often Compared To

Hal Greer

Basketball — Cultural icon · 1958–1973

Hansen Yang

Basketball — China