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• Rockets Could Be Team To Watch If Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes AvailableThe Houston Rockets have amassed an impressive collection of young players and tradable draft picks. That has the Rockets set up to be in the conversation if any number of star players becomes available on the trade market. One such player that would make sense for Houston is Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the Bucks aren't expected to consider trading Antetokounmpo unless he ...2024Read about Houston Rockets -
• Victor Wembanyama Becomes Third Player Ever With Multiple 5x5 GamesSan Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama joined a very exclusive club with his big game on Thursday. Wembanyama put together the second 5x5 game of his young career. That made him just the third player in NBA history with multiple 5x5 games, joining Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko. A 5x5 game is when a player records at least five points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in the game sa...2024Check it out Victor Wembanyama -
• Michael Jordan Was ‘Upset’ Charles Barkley Won 1993 MVP Over Him And He Used That As Motivation To Beat Suns In NBA Finals: ‘You Can Have That, I’m Gonna Get This’The great Michael Jordan was “upset” Charles Barkley won the 1992-93 NBA MVP Award over him. Jordan was third in MVP voting in 1992-93 behind Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon. Jordan’s Chicago Bulls faced Barkley’s Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals and His Airness used his MVP snub as motivation. “I was a little bit […] The post Michael Jordan Was ̵...2024Visit the page Michael Jordan -
• New Research Reveals Michael Jordan’s Defensive Player Of The Year Season Likely Included Home-Biased StatsNBA icon Michael Jordan won the 1987-88 Defensive Player of the Year Award. He’s one of three players in NBA history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. Hakeem Olajuwon and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the other two. Arguably the best player in NBA history, Jordan is the only player […] The post New Research Reveals Michael Jordan’s Defensive Player...2024See more Michael Jordan -
• Chet Holmgren 4th NBA Player Under 24 to Average 15 PPG, 3 BPG in Playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is the fourth NBA player under the age of 24 to average at least 15 points and three blocks per game in a single postseason (minimum of five games). Holmgren, who just turned 22 on May 1, joins Hakeem Olajuwon (1986), Alonzo Mourning (1993), and Dwight Howard (2008) as […] The post Chet Holmgren 4th NBA Player Under 24 to Average 15 PPG, 3 BPG in Pl...2024See more Chet Holmgren
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• Michael Jordan Was ‘Upset’ Charles Barkley Won ’93 MVP Over Him And He Used That As Motivation To Beat Suns In NBA Finals: ‘You Can Have That, I’m Gonna Get This’Michael Jordan was “upset” Charles Barkley won the 1992-93 NBA MVP Award over him. Jordan was third in MVP voting in 1992-93 behind Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon. Jordan’s Chicago Bulls faced Barkley’s Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals and MJ used his MVP snub as motivation. “I was a little bit upset that I […] The post Michael Jordan Was ‘Upse...2024Continue with Michael Jordan -
• Kevin Durant passes Hakeem Olajuwon for 12th on scoring list, but falls to LeBron James in rare matchupDurant led all scorers with 39 points...2023See more articles Kevin Durant -
• Ranking the 10 best center prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft
Yesterday’s center is old news in the modern NBA. While behemoths like Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all dominated in the post and the paint back in the day, the modern NBA center both has to be a presence inside and have the foot speed to move outside of the middle. While they […] Ranking the 10 best center prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft - Hoops Hab...2023Click for news about Kareem Abdul Jabbar
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• Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Harden, Borrego, Nets
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who finished fourth in Most Valuable Player voting this season, was motivated on Friday night by watching Joel Embiid receive his MVP trophy before Game 3 of the Sixers/Celtics series in Philadelphia, writes Jamal Collier of ESPN. It wasn’t exactly Hakeem Olajuwon dominating David Robinson and the Spurs following Robinson’s MVP […]...2023See more Jayson Tatum
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• 21 players the NBA repeatedly snubbed for Defensive Player of the Year
The 2022–23 season will mark the 42nd year that the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award will be handed out. Over that time, we have seen some truly great defenders, including the likes of Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo, Dwight Howard, David Robinson, and Hakeem Olajuwon. However, with so many repeat award winners, only […] 21 players the NBA repeatedly snubbed for Defen...2023Read about Ben Wallace
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• Jabari Smith Jr. joined Hakeem Olajuwon in some Rockets history with latest effort
Smith is the only rookie this season to record three straight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds....2023Check it out Jabari Smith
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• Suns’ Kevin Durant passes Oscar Robertson for 13th on NBA all-time scoring list
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant surpassed Oscar Robertson for 13th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Durant entered Friday’s game at Chicago needing four points to overtake Robertson’s career total of 26,710 points. He moved into 13th place on his second shot of the game, a 21-foot jumper to put Phoenix ahead 9-6 early in the first quarter. He now tr...2023Check it out Kevin Durant
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• Ranking the top 6 candidates for Defensive Player of the Year
The NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award just recently got a new namesake in Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon won the award in the 1992-93 season and then again in 1993-94. Over his career, he made five All-Defensive First Teams, and four All-Defensive Second Teams and is still the league’s reigning all-time block leader. Traditionally, the […] Ranking the top 6 candidates for Defen...2023
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• NBA Renames MVP Award After Michael JordanThe NBA has announced that it has renamed its Most Valuable Player trophy after Michael Jordan. Jordan won the award five times in his career. The award was previously named after Maurice Podolof, who was the first commissioner of the league. The NBA also announced the following name changes: The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy - Awarded to the NBA Defensive Player of the Year The Wilt Chamberlain Trophy ...2022Read about Michael Jordan -
• These 3 NBA players can join the ultra-exclusive quadruple-double club
At one point, triple-doubles were few and far between, but a sharp rise in triple-doubles has taken a lot of the luster out of the feat. The same can’t be said with the quadruple double. Only four players in NBA history have ever recorded a quadruple-double: Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson. […] These 3 NBA players can join the ultra-exclusive quadrup...2022Click for news about David Robinson
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• Jalen Green finishes Rockets rookie season with feat not seen since Hakeem Olajuwon
It has been a very long season for the Houston Rockets and their fans. The season finished up Sunday with yet another loss. However, it did not come without a silver lining. Rockets rookie shooting guard Jalen Green dropped a career-high 41 points in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks. In doing so, Green became […] The post Jalen Green finishes Rockets rookie season with feat not seen ...2022See also Jalen Green
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• Carmelo Anthony moves past Hakeem Olajuwon for 11th on all-time scoring listCarmelo now has 26,955 career points....2021Click for news about Carmelo Anthony -
• Pelicans’ Zion Williamson reincarnates as Hakeem Olajuwon in loss to Luka Doncic, Mavs
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson achieved a feat that no other player, aside from Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon, has done in more than 25 seasons. Last year’s no. 1 overall pick had a spotless 14-of-14 night in the paint against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Williamson […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson reincarnate...2021Read about Zion Williamson
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• Video: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets pumped over video comparing him to Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon
Despite the fact that it ended in disappointment, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 2019-2020 season was one to remember. Not only did he win MVP again, but he also bagged Defensive Player of the Year honors. Only five players have won both MVP and DPOY in their careers, and only three of them took home […] The post Video: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets pumped over video co...2020See more articles Giannis Antetokounmpo
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• LeBron James claims he should have been MVP and DPOY in 2013
With the NBA announcing on Friday that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is this year’s MVP, the 25-year-old became just the third player to win MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year award in the same year He joined Chicago’s Michael Jordan and Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon in this historic feat. If you ask LeBron […] The post LeBron James claims he should have...2020See also LeBron James
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• Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks out on joining Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon with rare feat
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is only the third player in NBA history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, joining Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. During an interview with TNT’s Ernie Johnson, Antetokounmpo talked about what it means to join a list with only Jordan […] The post Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks out on joi...2020Continue with Giannis Antetokounmpo
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• Report: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo repeats as NBA MVP
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has repeated as NBA MVP, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The official announcement will come later on Friday. Antetokounmpo becomes just the third player in NBA history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, joining Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. While Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks […] The post Repor...2020Click for news about Giannis Antetokounmpo
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• Nikola Jokic a mix of Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin McHale, claims Doc Rivers
Nikola Jokic has been playing out of his mind in the Denver Nuggets’ second-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Excluding the series opener in which Doc Rivers’ team completely shut down the Nuggets, Jokic is averaging 29.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 3.5 3-pointers per game on 56.1 percent shooting from […] The post Nikola Jokic a mix of Hakeem...2020Check it out Nikola Jokic
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• Hakeem Olajuwon would’ve been like ‘Clint Capela on steroids’ in modern NBA, per Kenny Smith
Houston Rockets legend and Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon is already regarded as one of the best big men in league history. Former Rockets big man Clint Capela will likely never reach Hakeem’s lofty status. Yet, current NBA analyst and former Olajuwon teammate Kenny Smith drew lines of comparison between the two bigs. When […] The post Hakeem Olajuwon would’ve been like R...2020See also Clint Capela
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• Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon compares James Harden to Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain
Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in NBA history — included in anybody’s top 10 or 15. Turns out, The Dream puts current Rockets star James Harden in the same echelon of all-time greats. Olajuwon heaped some tremendous praise on the 2018 MVP, who has taken his scoring to […] The post Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon compares James Harden to...2020Check it out James Harden
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• Rockets weekly notes: James Harden close to passing Calvin Murphy
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Houston Rockets (@houstonrockets) on Mar 8, 2020 at 6:34pm PDT Houston Rockets Weekly Notes James Harden needs 59 points to surpass Calvin Murphy (17,949) for the second-most in franchise history… Hakeem Olajuwon is the Rockets all-time leading scorer with 26,511 points… Harden is averaging a league-best … Continue reading "Rockets wee...2020Read about James Harden
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• Jeff Van Gundy outraged over talk of Joel Embiid as 'all-time great'
Jeff Van Gundy was outraged over the suggestion that Joel Embiid could be one of the all-time greats in NBA history. Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 116-95 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night. He was doing everything from making threes and dunks to blocking shots. After Embiid was called for a foul on a block...2019Click for news about Van Gundy
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• Hakeem Olajuwon praises Mitchell Robinson, who has never heard of him
Mitchell Robinson may have to seriously brush up on his basketball history. Retired NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon sat courtside for Friday’s Houston Rockets-New York Knicks game and was impressed by Robinson, the Knicks rookie center, who finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks. “I love his game,” Olajuwon said to Marc Berman of the New York Post. “He has a presence in the middle. He...2019See also Mitchell Robinson
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• Mike Budenholzer thinks Giannis Antetokounmpo should be considered for DPOYOnly Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon have won MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season before....2019Click for news about Mike Budenholzer -
• Hassan Whiteside Posts 29 Points, 20 Rebounds and 9 Blocks in Win 😳No one has put up the numbers that Hassan Whiteside did on Wednesday night since Hakeem Olajuwon in December of 1989. The Miami Heat big man recorded 29 points, 20 rebounds and 9 blocks (8 in the first half alone!) in a 95-88 win over San Antonio. Peep the highlights below: We see you, Hassan! RELATED […] The post Hassan Whiteside Posts 29 Points, 20 Rebounds and 9 Blocks in Win 😳 appeared ...2018Click for news about Hassan Whiteside