The most slept on “what if” duo in NBA history! How this potential dynasty fell apart

[@Dom2k16]

This duo could've been amazing, its surprising that so few people have talked about their potential and what they accomplished in so little time. Hopefully you learned something! Hit like, comment and sub if you enjoyed! *Hit the bell next to my name if you want notifications on my vids* Business email: [e-mail] Patreon: patreon.com/dom2k16 Facebook: facebook.com/dom2k16 Twitter: twitter.com/dom_2k Instagram: instagram.com/dom_2k Snapchat: Dom_2k

[@bomberbcm]

My favorite what if duo has to be the potential KG to LA trade. Imagining Kobe & KG becoming a duo on the court is just scary. Their intensity probably would have drove their teammates crazy but I can imagine a world where they push each other to new heights and be a better combo than Kobe & Gasol ever were. Gasol was always a little soft and that KG never had any of those problems.

[@kb4231]

Dom2k That's because today's fans and media only talk about Kobe, LeBron, and, Jordan. Most great players from the past unfortunately are forgotten about.

[@BugsyTB89]

Dom2K make your videos longer bro

[@LTay12]

Dom2k can you do a 2K simulation what if

[@LTay12]

Dom2k Ralph Sampson stayed healthy

[@rustybuckets]

This twin towers duo could have been the best one ever. Better than duncan and Robinson and ad and boogie. They both had an inside outside game, and where both versatile on defense. Would have been hard to handle on both ends

[@orcqa2534]

Rusty Buckets Haha wtf

[@AlexRodriguez-jt3wo]

Ad and boogie shouldn’t be mentioned with Duncan and Robinson

[@rustybuckets]

Alex Rodriguez well there aren't many examples of big man duos in the nbas history

[@dihoxide]

Alex Rodriguez I disagree. It's the Pelicans that don't belong in the same conversation as the Spurs not the players.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Rusty Buckets can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@o7_AP]

I think a bigger what if would be what if the Rockets accepted the trade that the Trailblazers offered where the Rockets give up Sampson and in return get Clyde Drexler and the 2nd pick which, since they would’ve already selected Hakeem, would’ve turned into Michael Jordan

[@jakethefake278]

o7 they wouldn’t have picked Jordan cuz they would already have drexler

[@o7_AP]

JakeTheFake I think they would’ve played one at SF,

[@chicagoakland]

Considering the Blazers didn't even want to pair Clyde and MJ, I would bet the #2 pick would've been Barkley instead in that scenario. Seeing how they all played together in Houston when they were old and sad, that's a hell of a what if.

[@o7_AP]

chicagoakland that is actually also very likely, it would’ve been scary as well, but we don’t know if they ever would’ve beaten Jordan’s Bulls

[@paquinraino8180]

@@chicagoakland yes but Houston would change their position, like Hakeem was a SF/PF then they put him at C when Sampson got hurt

[@nickdaboii]

Why would you dislike this? This is exactly what I love to learn. The history of the league. Really fascinating. If you don't find it interesting, why are you here?

[@N8veJay]

Plus it's one of those where it's not talked about and isn't something I've heard of before

[@nuklatskahurtarnimu6608]

Dom deserves more views ,his latest /videos/ have been SLEPT ON.

[@christenn32]

nuklatska hurtarnimu if he didn't talk like a robot he might get more views. I love his videos but his voice over is so bad I have to take a break from watching them.

[@theprodigyhq9871]

chris r yeah like I used to like his voice but lately he’s been talking with less emotion and he sounds sick kind of so I need breaks too

[@nuklatskahurtarnimu6608]

I actually like his voice it's relaxing and puts what he says in perspective. He sounds like he knows what he's talking about. Mike Korzemba and him have very different styles but I like them both.

[@christenn32]

nuklatska hurtarnimu he definitely knows what he's talking about. I'm not knocking his knowledge one bit.

[@calh1076]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I'm a huge Rockets fan and no one ever talks about Ralph Sampson and his unfortunate career. Way to pick a great topic.

[@SjXCYT]

as a rockets fan it put a tear in my eye because they could have won at least 4 championships and its safe to say the nba wouldnt be the same

[@timwilliam289]

Dom stop showing so much emotion!!! Seriously calm down, your'e getting too excited

[@Bruh-pb5os]

Tim William WHAT

[@thugwaffle6896]

Lol

[@simplyminimalist6302]

L

[@jeffbanks2976]

Tim William Lmao

[@jarredsherman2041]

W

[@mahajmoore9029]

Thought it was kwame and smush parker

[@Dre3010]

Mahaj Moore That is the greatest duo of all time fym

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Mahaj Moore can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@ericthomas2131]

Nothing But Basketball No

[@eb5857]

Good one

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

One interesting tidbit you should have brought up, according to Hakeem Olajuwon, the Trail Blazers wanted Ralph Sampson and in order to get him, they offered the Rockets Clyde Drexler and the number 2 pick in the 1984 draft. Had they taken the trade, the Rockets could have had a core of Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, and Michael Jordan. Combining the greatest Center of all time with the greatest player in basketball history. Had the trade gone down, NBA history is completely turned upside down. Fortunately for the Bulls, the Rockets turned down the trade offer.

[@vincecarter7248]

Nathaniel Levesque how houston can get both Jordan and Hakeem??

[@ejro3063]

Vince Carter he just said it

[@colinmc06]

Thing is Clyde and MJ are both shooting guards, so if the Rockets got Clyde they would of never thought of drafting MJ.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Nathaniel Levesque can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@AntColon]

My dad is from Ohio but for a period in his life he lived in Texas. He quickly became a Houston fan there. He would always talk about the "Twin Towers in Houston" and I'd never understand what he meant until a month or two ago.

[@DeadxThrone1]

The moment I saw the video, I knew he was going to talk about Hakeem and Sampson. Seriously though, it's a shame that Sampson got hurt.

[@lordsqwilliam9535]

I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SHIT FOR YEARS, FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE ADDRESSES IT

[@wajmmaj]

I’m so glad you spoke about this. They are always getting slept on.

[@Savage-if9gs]

Dom with another banger

[@jeollim]

Not gonna lie, this was not the duo i was expecting you to talk about, but i could damm well understand why once you said it

[@benjo40525]

Joel Lim what was yours??

[@jeollim]

Benedict J. Not sure actually. As it had to be a hardly talked about group, maybe like Nash and Nowitzki back in their young days where Nash hadn't developed his god eye for passing, and Dirk hadn't mastered his deadly post fallaway jumper

[@bucketshag]

i thought it was gonna be tmac and grant hill

[@jeollim]

tico suave ah but that's the thing, it's already talked about alot, and we know dom don't talk about common stuff 😂

[@Filipe_Gomes10]

I WANT OLD ATHLETIC CASE MUSIC IT GETS ME HYPED (at least you brought back the intro).

[@KingTaarabt]

(Most slept on duo ) and people answer TMac and Vince . Nigga 50% of the NBA Videos on KZbin are Vince and TMac what ifs.....

[@skkajsial8490]

Karl-Anthony Towns there’s literally 1 what if video on them & it’s by nick smith lmao

[@KingTaarabt]

No

[@BRYBUSCUS117]

My bad lmao

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Karl-Anthony Towns can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@abduugas]

Let's hope the same doesn't happen to Embiid and Simmons.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Abdu Ugas can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@abduugas]

Sure

[@raymondfelton692]

Yikes

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

@@raymondfelton692 And I oop...

[@markjackson6431]

from the future….Simmons is overrated

[@braedonp6999]

We need that team in 2k

[@DQ_Senpai]

Facts

[@teyzoortelevision3176]

Yes

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Scribbles can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@jayvionwilliams4061]

which team?

[@SteveSmith-ty8ko]

Drippy Jay Rockets

[@thatboyadog]

What ever happened to Cases for G.O.A.T.?

[@TGsoGood]

harris nisar yes that was going to be a great series

[@pinkpanos]

Cause only Kareem has a case

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Sonicboom125 AD can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@TJzWayyy]

Sonicboom125 AD I’ve been mentioning this forever lol it’s so many choices

[@kingkocher]

Dude that would have been a bad ass duo if they would have stayed healthy, and lived their careers together

[@nolanalimorong4980]

Another banger dom

[@Swank0623]

Was anybody else thinking Vince and T Mac?

[@anpupunes02]

me

[@raferalstonisgoat4457]

if sampson is a hall of famer that means rose should be a hall of famer

[@chicagoakland]

Sampson was an absolute beast in college though--probably one of the top 5 most dominant players in CBB history.

[@raferalstonisgoat4457]

chicagoakland i agree and it still took many years for him to be inducted. So maybe if rose wins a championship

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Skip 2 My Lou can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@Futuramaaa]

Skip 2 My Lou Its the BASKETBALL HOF not NBA meaning college WNBA and foreign legends will be inducted. Ralph was a college legend.

[@maxdurk4624]

Skip 2 My Lou It was because of his college career.

[@Penguingay]

You’re intro is tight as hell

[@trynano1]

Sampson was Porzingis before Porzingis.. Imagine if the Sixers drafted Porzingis instead of Okafor. Could've been like Sampson and Dream with Magic.

[@vincecarter7248]

How strong would be 80s era if Ralph Sampson stay healthy,if Len Bias not die,if Arvidas Sabonis come to Portland 1986.

[@carlosgarza9132]

Also if Oscar Schmidt agreed to play for the Nets after being drafted in 84. Or if Philly didn't trade Moses Malone for a broken down Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson.

[@DQ_Senpai]

Awesome video Dom you the real mvp

[@KingBenny]

Dom2K should be a voice narrator

[@JD-ny3vz]

You think so I feel like his voice is mad robotic and sleepy.... He has dope content tho nothing but respect for the gawd.

[@SS-sp7rx]

I like his voice I can just keep listening lol

[@mugenchamplooo]

That new intro is 🔥🔥🔥

[@lebronjames1552]

Kareem and Oscar Edit:Fuck

[@joeysukhi6889]

LeBron James best duo ever

[@nasirocean6670]

Joey sukhi Yeah, sure.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

LeBron James can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@bridgetjohnson6293]

to old was only meant to be a few years O was done

[@heliasprael3203]

Kareem and Oscar fuck? That's a weird fantasy you got there bro...

[@ukasxm8245]

Mike korzemva and Dom2k is the most slept on duo, Only if it happens 😂

[@thewynndynasty9652]

I always thought Hakeem deserved to be No.1 pick.. Houston was just a circumstance of great timing in drafting.. They could never build through trade to get Hakeem help until the 90s

[@willyboods5197]

What if Davis Robinson didn’t break his ankle and the spurs didn’t get the first overall pick? It would’ve been the sixers. So the sixers could’ve had Duncan and Iverson

[@dopeking1120]

Perspective Sports you just got me thinking 😂

[@RobertDGordon]

Len Bias & Reggie Lewis Healthy Grant Hill & TMac

[@xaecapo]

Hey Dom Ima need you to put that og music over the athletic cases intro

[@collinkelly2420]

I’m a firm believer that MJ is in the top tier of players all-time, but I still think the Olajuwon pick was better.

[@nuklatskahurtarnimu6608]

Collin Kelly yeh it was better for the time.

[@icompletelyagreewithu9989]

Just imagine if Sampson stayed health.. lbj would be the unanimous goat

[@nuklatskahurtarnimu6608]

No Lebron isn't better than Kareem,you could argue he's worse than Magic,and Hakeem, so he's top five but Kobe and Michael have things to say about that. Wait until the end of Bron's career to even start debating whether he's the GOAT

[@trvspvrk]

Before I watch, is it T Mac & Grant Hill? Because those two were supposed to create a dynasty for the Magic

[@robd3ii789]

Awesome video man hell yea

[@6JoeyD]

You should really start a podcast bro. No doubt it'd be a hit.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Joey D can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@Sportec85]

Great video! I found it really interesting

[@grantrmoore]

Ralph Sampson now lives in Virginia & is neighbors with my uncle who is a pilot for Delta.. I still haven't met him yet but one day hopefully I will..

[@bigg_boss_rob]

Old intro was better

[@WyrmAbyss1214]

mike korzemba and dom2k all day

[@silas6663]

Look forward to these videos every single day

[@checkmateforever]

I've always wondered from time to time what happened to Sampson and why he didn't play longer with Hakeem. Now I know. Great informative video.

[@trizzycobain]

"akeem"

[@theprodigyhq9871]

Nova MaGiizz that used to be his name before he converted to Islam. EDIT: I didn’t watch the whole vid before answering this so idk what this is calling out.

[@nuklatskahurtarnimu6608]

Akeem was his name before he became a devout muslim. Go watch the Clutch city documentary.

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Nova MaGiizz can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@narayandejesus218]

That was great Dom2k!

[@aarondimas96]

I also believe Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki are one of the biggest what ifs

[@trvspvrk]

facts

[@iamncj3897]

What a about tmac and grant hill ?

[@thuggathuggababy]

Y'all love to throw the word dynasty around every chance you get

[@kierstondeloach472]

ThuggaThuggaBaby Yep

[@thatnewpimptrickgangstacli8922]

The only legit dynasty in the NBA was the Bill Russell Celtics

[@lanceyrenzo932]

His voice kills me lmaoo

[@dy120481]

Olajuwon is the best big man of all time and the most versatile player in NBA history. There's also no guarantee that Jordan would've had the same success on a team sharing the ball with a dominant big in Sampson. The Rockets 100% made the right choice.

[@boatboystrackclub6528]

Len Bias and Reggie Lewis

[@broaddusmarines]

Joseph Schell Len Bias was a can’t miss player. He was Lebron before Lebron. Add the fact that he was going to (defending NBA champions) Boston to be tudored by the best player on the planet (Bird).

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

Avery Bradley’s Son can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@jonseversike]

and Benjamin Wilson

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

Avery Bradley’s Son len bias its insanity

[@Antonio25668]

Great video Dom

[@Appleormang0]

Dirk and nash

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

You should do a video on the worst teams to make the NBA Finals.

[@jerichox7453]

99 Knicks. That team made the Finals because they played with heart and passion. Reach NBA Finals as an 8th seed without Patrick Ewing looked impossible but the Knicks somehow did it.

[@lakernation26]

Nathaniel Levesque naw lebrons 2007 squad

[@unbiasvsbias3955]

Damn near either the 1981 rockets or the 1999 Knicks.

[@nolimitmiller]

2004 Pistons. Only like 2 good players

[@petiteexplication6249]

2001 sixers that team was just horrible

[@KingLeonidas23]

This is a good one. But I should would have loved to see what Grant Hill and TMac would have looked like with both in their primes.

[@jaylovelc2980]

Hakeem was a great choice. One of the best like Mike. And the original Twin. Towers I believe.

[@Hexboyfren]

This is my favorite duo thank you dom. I always thought Kristaps Porzingis and Ralph Sampson was a better comparison than Kristaps and Dirk. Ralph and Kristaps: -Around the same height and frame 7’3 and 7’4 -play mostly the power forward spot despite being the tallest on the court -very mobile very, can bring the ball up court and handle the ball -will posterize you -shot blockers and outstanding weak side defenders - both have solid mid ranges but Kristaps obviously can extend his range which is the only line i draw That’s way more than Dirk and Kristaps have in common tbh who agrees? If you don’t go watch some of Ralph’s games with Hakeem

[@clamp202]

Shawn Johnson The only reason people compare Dirk and Porzingis is that because both could shoot as a big man and both are white europeans

[@unbiasvsbias3955]

Had Ralph not been injured. I swear to god, Hakeem would've easily been the undisputed goat. People always forget the times Hakeem carried the rockets. He is at very at least the best Center of all time. Yes, better than Wilt, shaq, and kareem. Bill Russell is the only other Center that can hold that title, along with the "GOAT" title. Considering Russell was also an excellent playoff performer & was without a doubt the best player & leader of his team. But Hakeem still has an argument. Here are the accomplishments that separate Hakeem from the rest of the pack -> Hakeem has the record for *most* seasons *leading a team in averaging 4/5 categories!* (minimum 50 games) with 9, including 8 in a row from 1985/86 to 1992/93 and one more in 1994/95. As far as I know, the only other player with more than 3 seasons doing this is Kevin Garnett with 7, including the 98/99 lockout season in which only 50 games were available, with Garnett playing 47 - Marbury (18) and Brandon (21) did not play enough games. However, Garnett only led his team once out the first round in a season that he led a team in 4/5 categories (2003/04). Which obviously shows that Garnett could carry that load in a regular season, but not nearly as much in the playoffs. In 4 seasons that Hakeem led the team in averaging 4/5 categories, he led them out the first round (1986, 1987, 1993, 1995) including 2 NBA Finals runs and a title. As far as I know, nobody else has led a team in averaging 4/5 for more than 3 total seasons, yet there were 4 times alone that Hakeem led a team out the first round after leading 4/5 in the regular season, to go with 9 total seasons leading a team in averaging 4/5. This also makes it impossible to fault Hakeem for his countless playoff failures, as he had by far the largest load to carry for the longest period of time compared to *any other legend! ( YES! Including Jordan!)* The *only player to come close is Garnett, and he only made it out the first round once under those harsh conditions!* To fault Hakeem for his team's playoff losses when no other player had anywhere near that much a load to carry, and the closest one to him only had one year of playoff success under those cirumstances, is absolutely ludicrous. Hakeem is also the only player in history to win a title with 0 all-stars and 0 Hall of Famers (1994) -> - Rick Barry had Hall of Famer Jamaal Wilkes in 1975, though Wilkes was a rookie so maybe Barry could qualify. Even then, Barry only played *3* playoff rounds in 1975, so, *Hakeem is the only one to do it for 4 playoff rounds, and he did it while beating a Hall of Famer in every round!* Bill Walton also came close, but he had All-star Maurice Lucas in 1977, and Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay. Rudy Tomjanovich(1994 Rockets' HC) never coached a non-Hakeem-led team to the playoffs! The fact that it took Hakeem a long time to win with 0 all-stars/HoFs when no one else in history could do that even once speaks volumes, and doesn't take away from his struggles post-Sampson and pre-1994. If no one else could do it even once, how can Hakeem be discredited for being the only one to do it, regardless of how long it took? This is the same principle as the Garnett example of leading a team in averaging 4/5 for so long. And because Hakeem is the only one to win with so little, you have to imagine how much he would win alongside a West/Baylor, Cunningham/Greer, Oscar/Magic, Penny/Wade/Kobe/Nash, Wade/Bosh/Allen, Pippen/Rodman or if Ralph was never injured etc. Hakeem only had 4 seasons where his 2nd option in Sampson/Drexler played at least 60 games in a season (although Drexler spent half the 95 season in Portland). The first season was his rookie season when he took the 29-win Rockets to 48-wins. The 2nd season was when he carried the 1986 team to the Finals without starting guard John Lucas past Magic/Kareem's defending champ Lakers and took the 1986 Celtics to 6 games with Sampson ejected in Game 5! The 3rd season was when he took the 1995 Rockets to the title past 4 teams with at least 57-wins, never been done before or since! The 4th season, he took the 1997 Rockets to the WCF and became the oldest person to lead a team in 4/5 categories for a playoff series at *age 34!* So, if he had these guys for all of his prime, they would definitely be bringing in championships left and right. 1995 was the only prime season that Hakeem had a healthy 2nd option, and he got them the ring, right or wrong?

[@abduugas]

Damn

[@totenblume7517]

Wilt was averaging 50 and 25 Bill was averaging 20 and 20

[@abduugas]

Better than Kareem? That's a stretch.

[@abduugas]

John Bolden III Their stats are inflated af

[@unbiasvsbias3955]

Part Two -> Hakeem's supporting casts were almost always nothing without him, and he did have the intangible of making his teammates better. - Sampson did not make the playoffs in 1984 until rookie Hakeem took over, and never made the playoffs in his career without Hakeem. - Drexler shot 42.8% with Portland in 94/95, shot 50.6% with Hakeem, which ties his career high FG% for a full season in 87/88. - Thorpe, Smith, Maxwell, Sampson only had team success while playing with Hakeem. Horry and Elie's success all started with Hakeem and only continued when they joined other stacked squads like the Spurs/Lakers. The 1986 team that Hakeem led to the Finals was only 7-7 without Hakeem and their starting guard John Lucas did not play in the playoffs due to cocaine suspension. Hakeem also took them to 6 games against a top 5 all-time team in the 1986 Celtics and with Sampson ejected in Game 5! The 1992 team went 2-10 in the 12 games Hakeem missed, causing them to miss the playoffs...... Hakeem led the 1993 team in 5/5 categories for both playoff rounds and shut down Shawn Kemp in 6/7 games, but the Rockets still lost with Maxwell missing the Game 7 game winner. The 1994 team is the only title team *since 1961* to win the Finals with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th scorers shooting *under 43%,* and Hakeem carried them in 5/5 categories for the title run. The 1995 team was 3-7 without Hakeem, the 1996 team as 2x defending champs were 1-9 without Hakeem. In the 1998 season where Hakeem's knee injury essentially finished him off, the Rockets were 26-21 with Hakeem at age 34-35 and 15-20 without him. They were on pace for 45 wins with Hakeem and 35 without him. Even at that late and hobbled state of his career, Hakeem could turn a mediocre team into a playoff team. The 1991 Rockets are the only team from 1984 to 1998 that had a winning record without Hakeem(as @Dom2k pointed out), they went 16-10 without him for 26 games. However, they *benefited* from an easy schedule in those 16 wins. Here are their 16 wins. Nov 13, 1990 - 29-53 Wolves Jan 5, 1991 - 41-41 Pacers Jan 10, 1991 - 20-62 Nuggets Jan 19, 1991 - 31-51 Clippers Jan 24, 1991 - 29-53 Wolves Jan 26, 1991 - 33-49 Cavs Jan 29, 1991 - 55-27 Spurs Feb 2, 1991 - 55-27 Spurs Feb 3, 1991 - 44-38 Warriors Feb 6, 1991 - 48-34 Bucks Feb 7, 1991 - 33-49 Cavs Feb 14, 1991 - 30-52 Bullets Feb 16, 1991 - 55-27 Suns Feb 21, 1991 - 48-34 Bucks Feb 24, 1991 - 29-53 Wolves Feb 26, 1991 - 20-62 Nuggets *Only 6* of their wins were against winning teams, and *9* of their wins, over half, came against sub-35 win teams. They were only 6-7 against winning teams in that stretch (0.462 win%), so their record was protected and inflated from an easy stretch in the schedule. Their 7 losses to winning teams were the Blazers (Jan 8), Suns (Jan 11), Lakers (Jan 13), Pistons (Jan 17), Warriors (Jan 22), Jazz (Feb 12), and Lakers again (Feb 19). They were by no means a respectable team without Hakeem, they simply had a fortunate schedule in the stretch he was out. Hakeem is the only player in history to lead a title team in 5/5 categories -> Think about that for a second. Hakeem won the title as the *best* scorer, rebounder, passer/playmaker, stealer, shot-blocker, and overall defender on his team (and arguably the best defender ever). *Nobody* (including Jordan) else can say they did that much for their team. Hakeem played and beat some of the *most stacked competition of all-time in spite of his obstacles!* -> - In 1986 Hakeem carried the rockets & beat the *defending champion* Lakers with Magic/Kareem and took the top 5 all-time 1986 Celtics to 6 games with Sampson ejected in Game 5, and with starting guard John Lucas out of commission for the whole playoff run! - 1994 and 1995 he beat Drexler's Blazers, Stockton/Malone's Jazz twice, KJ/Barkley's Suns twice, Shaq/Penny's Magic, and Rodman/Robinson's Spurs. Had KJ and Barkley not missed a combined 49 games in 1995 when the Suns got 59 wins, this would have made the 1995 Rockets the only team to beat 3 60-win teams in one playoff run. As it is, they are the only team to beat 4 teams with at least 57-wins in one playoff run! In 1996 he lost to a Sonics team that locked down almost every Hall of Famer they came across in the playoffs (Jordan, Pippen, Hakeem, Stockton, Malone) and with Shawn Kemp playing out of his mind In 1997 he beat that Sonics team and fell to Stockton/Malone's Jazz. Hakeem might have beaten the most Hall of Fame big men in the playoffs out of anyone in Kareem, Malone x2, Barkley x2, Rodman, Robinson, Ewing, and Shaq. Kemp was also a Hall of Fame level player but his career fizzled out. Hakeem is *easily* the most well-rounded/complete player of all-time Hakeem is the *only center* to lead a title team in both scoring and assists during the playoffs (along with 5/5 categories)Only player to lead a title team in 5/5 categories, can't get any more complete than that. - Hakeem Has the most seasons leading a team in *averaging 4/5 categories with 9!* - Garnett is the only one who's close with 7, nobody else has done more than 3. Haha. - The closest in history to achieving a *quintuple double* -> *38-17-6-7-12* and *28-19-9-5-10* All-time leader in 5-by-5s with 6. Haha! - Came the closest to recording the only playoff 5-by-5 in NBA history. He was 1 steal short on 4 occasions Game 1 vs 1987 Blazers. Game 4 vs 1987 Blazers. Game 1 vs 1993 Clippers. Game 5 vs 1994 Jazz. and 1 assist shy on another occasion im Game 1 vs 1986 Nuggets. Hakeem is also the all-time leader in playoff 5-by-4s (at least 4 each in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks). Hakeem did this *8 times,* Ben Wallace is the only other person to do this multiple times, and he only did it twice. Game 1 vs 1986 Nuggets (1 assist short of a five-by-five), Game 1 vs 1987 Blazers (1 steal short of a five-by-five), Game 4 vs 1987 Blazers (1 steal short of a five-by-five), Game 1 vs 1993 Clippers (1 steal short of a five-by-five), Game 2 vs 1994 Blazers, Game 3 vs 1994 Jazz, Game 5 vs 1994 Jazz (1 steal short of a five-by-five), Game 2 vs 1997 Wolves.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

I knew this was going to be the duo u discussed

[@theprocessss]

Brian Scalabrine and Luke Walton

[@yurhomi4478]

W

[@yahiaihabhighlights222]

AMAZING VIDEO

[@nickyrocks2]

dom2k talk like he bouta fall asleep

[@KingBenny]

Mj and Sampson wouldn't be a good duo pippen and Jordan were perfect

[@Truedatas]

They went to the finals right away, were way ahead of MJ/Pippen before the injury to Sampson

[@sarkismuradyan8806]

King Benny Garcia can you watch my 2nd latest video please?

[@hinglemccringleberrythe4th]

that was a great video!!!

[@136yomyheat]

D Wade and Lebron will always one of the greatest duos ever just look at the alley oops they had 🔥🔥🔥

[@sirhmxier6350]

Haven’t watched but it’s between tmac and grant hill or Raphael Sampson

[@fernandosousa6074]

Great video

[@bryanoropeza6437]

What about rudy gay mike conley marc gasol zach randolph and oj mayo

[@nate3329]

YaBoiBryan fr I think about those years in Memphis

[@bryanoropeza6437]

Nate if only mayo wasnt a bust

[@comicthecon]

Yeah they were dumb for trading me

[@nate3329]

YaBoiBryan Lol yea he wasn’t bad but he didn’t live up to the hype he got n was decent off the bench with tony Allen starting after a couple years

[@bryanoropeza6437]

yea and now conley and gasol themselves can carry the team, with gay mayo and Randolph now they would be possibly a dynasty.

[@seachinchillaguy9689]

Dom the goat

[@lanihendrix]

This duo had so much potential but T Mac and Grant Hill would’ve been a problem if grant wasn’t injured all of those years

[@jaybrick8973]

Jelani Baker true grant hill was a beast

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

Hakeem's numbers, especially from like '85-'95, are absolutely out of this world. Take a look at his career start sheet sometime--dude averaging like 26 pts, 13 rb, 5 ast, 3.5 blk, 2 stl and shit. The most underrated player ever IMO.

[@msl5253]

@Jan Yup, and he turned it up 2 notches in the playoffs (where some many other players shrink under the extra attention), while his defense was always peerless; often terrorizing, and multifaceted!!

[@Oogway-wv6ml]

Who else thought it was Boogie and AD They need at least 2 rings together

[@BigMikasuki]

Hakeem NBA all time shot block leader

[@yeezyyuhh6580]

Most slept on duo is Shaq and diets

[@dawae8838]

som with another bangerr

[@youngboneless9729]

Yessir dom2k

[@khalidahmed1882]

What if Steve Nash stayed in Dallas with Dirk instead of going to Phoenix?

[@RolininBucks]

What if the Bucks kept dirk then they would of had dirk and ray Allen

[@troystephens5735]

What if tmac and Dwight Howard got a chance to play together

[@mitchellima4736]

Troy Stephens god all I can say is god

[@212keith]

would of been a kobe and shaq

[@DBreezy4life]

How about a video about the Ewing-Bernard King duo that never was? Regardless of if King went down with his injury or not, they were going to be the lottery pick, and remember every lottery had an equal chance at the number 1 pick in 1985. Even when King returned, Ewing had already gone down with an injury that kept him from playing a game with King before he left to sign with the Bullets

[@DBreezy4life]

*they were going to have their lottery pick *every lottery team Sorry I wrote this is a rush

[@DBreezy4life]

*in a rush... smh

[@leroyrodgers6089]

Calling all Mike Korzembas, Calling all Mike Korzembas. A new what if video has appeared!!

[@TheStosselites]

Lexicon Prime we know

[@ratedpending]

I predict it's either Nash and Nowitzki, or two of three three triple J dudes.

[@zach-etek]

As a Rockets fan this breaks my heart. Those two would have been unstoppable

[@nonsoomezi2404]

Zach M Anytime I think of the championships this cost us and got MJ I shudder in disappointment. If Sampson stays healthy you be assured MJ doesnt go 6 for 6.

[@tianjacques]

I met Ralph Sampson’s son. He plays for the Maine Red Claws

[@jahlilokafor8258]

Tian Jacques how tall is he

[@channonlucas-desmond]

NBA 2k17 Diamond Ralph Sampson card=GOAT

[@nolimitmiller]

Prime Rose and Prime Noah? This is VERY slept on smh. Rose being the best PG in the league and Noah being a defensive beast and he was getting MVP votes as well. Had they stayed healthy they would’ve been one of the best PG/C duos of all time. A very slept on what if.

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

Flmo101 Noah was just not a good enough scorer to be that great, but yeah, they would have at least the 2012 title.

[@dominic-qq7mj]

noah was 4th in mvp votes in 2014

[@mydogsnameislucy768]

YES! Thank you! Rockets are ALWAYS slept on. Whether it's the twin towers, the championship years, the Yao/T-Mac era or now with James Harden getting nothing but hate from most fans for the last 3 years. We're probably the only team that's won championships that are slept on THIS MUCH. I mean come on, James Harden already has more MVP snubs than Kobe!

[@okauaratgc3524]

Prime Nash and prime dirk with a prime Dwight unstoppable

[@blncss]

In my opinion, the original twin towers are the most talented and skilled big man duo in NBA History

[@relytho1548]

Guessed it right before watching

[@joshthesaintsfan-6784]

This video gunna be fire

[@JBBGeek]

Boston could have gone on succeeding through the 1990s had Len Bias lived. Now, that being said, I don’t know if they would still be able to draft Reggie Lewis, who also was supposed to carry the Celtics through the decade. Both could stop Jordan in college. If we apply the Sampson/Olajuwon Rockets and Bias/Lewis Celtics to the 1990s, the landscape would possibly look drastically different. Sometimes I wonder what might have been had these teams survived.

[@lance7492]

The best part? Is that Bias and Lewis were set to decline just in time for the Celtics to be able to still have a great chance to get Paul Pierce.

[@carlosgarza9132]

Reggie Lewis was drafted with the second to last pick in the first round in 1987. Had they won the championship in 87 there's a slim chance that they either don't think they need him or the team that would've picked before them would've done it instead.

[@fussypuckr5080]

Dat NBA Live plot in a nutshell lol

[@msl5253]

And don't forget, John Lucas was suspended in the 86 season (and never came back). That's why Robert Reid; Rodney McCrae, and Lewis Lloyd were sharing the point position. So they went to 1986 finals, and lost to an All Time Great Celtics Team. The one with the reputed Best Frontline Of All Time: The Rockets, were without their all star type starting point guard in 1986. Then in 1987, they lost two more key guards (1 starter, the other 1st of the bench), cause David Stern was freaked that the Rockets would mess up the Magic/Bird Train narrative, thus went after them unfairly, and it worked. So when Olajuwon won in 94, 95, Rocket/Hakeem fans said two things. 1) About time, he should have won some/many if not for misfortune with the team. 2) Yeah, we seen he play like that from his 2nd year end of season, playoff run (and everything in between till present). Not surprised. Yeah. He's special! We knew that already! Now You Know/Welcome to the club!!

[@dguz7625]

Ralph and Hakeem

[@evy1043]

Vince and T-Mac is the best what if duoooo bruh

[@jamesterpaul]

Ppl overate tmac, case of good stats on bad team.

[@Eastsideazzy]

Tmac nd Ghill!!