What NBA Legends And Players Think Of Hakeem Olajuwon

[@MrSports]

Nobody complained that Houston picked him over Jordan.... that’s how good Hakeem was

[@kevinscott4189]

Mention him with the greats cause that's what he is. Won chips without another future hall of famer or all star. He was the Rockets whole team. Give him more respect than he was picked before Jordan

[@Jay.King23]

True

[@dawoool]

Picking Sam Bowie over Jordan is right up there with picking Tony Mandarich over Barry Sanders.

[@KidDynamite25]

Hakeem at 12th all-time is why everyone doesn't respect the amateur's at ESPN. Hakeem is the GOAT C, GOAT defender, GOAT 2way player, and GOAT post player. He's UNQUESTIONABLY top 5 all-time. ESPN needs to hire some experts for a change.

[@terrytari1891]

Hakeem = MJ + Magic+ Elgin Baylor+Steph Curry+LaBron+Karem Jabor with excellent footwork

[@NickWard-f6l]

He was like a Ballet dancer in the paint ...best footwork ever .

[@street1111]

Moses Malone taught him his footwork

[@MrSports]

Doesn't eat or drink during Ramadan and scores 40 points. Machine and Blessed 🙌

[@alexanderhenry9133]

Against Michael Jordan and the Bulls...

[@autoparts2624]

Really I love Akeem, but MICHAEL beat the Rockets at will. I would think he fear Larry Bird. He never beat one.

[@sultan111111]

The best center of all time

[@Sdewebb]

I'm from Houston and I grew up watching Hakeem and the Rockets. I went to U of H. Yes I'm biased but I watched so many Rockets games and saw Hakeems magic moves.

[@Masedogg10k]

🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@Masedogg10k]

🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@charlesbromberick4247]

He was great to watch.

[@GrandChamp93]

Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon My All Time #1🔥🔥🔥

[@David-pc9rg]

Great video thank you 👊

[@williamwoods1205]

He's my best center

[@TribalKatz]

In my opinion, the least carried member of the GOAT conversation. Wilt is arguably in there as well.

[@ssgCHRISHARRIS]

Im 60 years old im gald i seen the dream play totally amazing unstoppable guy nobody's cant do nothing against him 😊😊😊😊😊

[@Raphmatic5000]

I'm 40, I remember starting to watch basketball with the Dream Team, but watching the NBA, Hakeem was my guy.

[@ssgCHRISHARRIS]

@@Raphmatic5000 yea the dream was amazing 7foot playing like 6footer

[@timmyg831]

My top 10: 1 Jordan 2 Bird 3 Olajuwon 4 Kobe 5 Magic 6 Duncan 7 Kareem 8 Wilt 9 Shaq 10 Moses Most people undervalued Moses Malone and put him at 12 or 13 but he’s won 3 MVPs and probably the best rebounder ever. Very dominant. P.S. Russell, Steph, and LeBron are next three.

[@Joshwaheazo]

Never seen him that high up, but fair play. Not having Magic top 4 is criminal though. Definitely the biggest gap between the top 12 in the same position. That shows how good he was to me.

[@davidgilman5207]

Not exactly my list, but a good one. I could argue for all your choices and I totally agree about Moses.

[@alexanderhenry9133]

Dennis Rodman is the best rebounder ever. Also Bill Russell outside the top 10 is crazy. 11 championships, 5 league MVPs, won the 1969 championship as a player-coach against a Lakers superteam with Wilt, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor when the Lakers were heavily favored and the Celtics dynasty was dying. Wilt had the stats but Bill Russell beat him in the playoffs the vast majority of the time, even when he had a worse team.

[@rothed16]

I like the list. Definitely that Top 3.

[@ghostbravo7127]

No LeBron is INSANE, Kareem at 7 is INSANE, Shaq at 9 is a crime.

[@MrSkitaste]

The Best Center Of All Time

[@KidDynamite25]

💯

[@kaloylavarias1347]

mj and hakeem have something in common; both are fundamentally sound

[@dawoool]

Hakeem vs. Wilt would be interesting.

[@dlxinfinite801]

I think Hakeem would win out. Not by much, because Wilt was almost unstoppable. Hakeem's footwork, speed and free throws would win.

[@dawoool]

@@dlxinfinite801 Hakeem was an average free thrower and Wilt was lousy, so I don't think that's very significant in the comparison of them as overall players. Wilt had world class speed. And 30 pounds on Hakeem. His weight advantage enabled the older Wilt to play effectively against the younger, much thinner Kareem. Either way, Chamberlain vs. Olajuwan in their primes would be the best against the best.

[@dlxinfinite801]

@@dawoool Indeed. Id throw in Russelll too. That's Elite Class.

[@dawoool]

@@dlxinfinite801 Russell said Wilt was the superior athlete and basketball player, and he won only because he had better teammates. When the Lakers built a top tier, but aging team around Wilt for the '71 season, they won 33 in a row after losing a superstar 6 games into the season. I went to 8 games of that streak at 11 and 12. And I went to game 1 of the finals, where I saw Phil Jackson play against Pat Riley.

[@mikebevibevi]

Wilt wins that all day. Better athlete, better volume scorer / rebounder, better passer. No disrespect to Hakeem. No one compares to Wilt. Him, Jordan and Larry are the actual legends. Throw Curry in there

[@neltymind]

Hakeem was the best center of the 90s (yes, better than Shaq!) and his only rivals for best center of all time are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was also arguably the second best player of the 90s after MJ and a top 10 player of all time.

[@dawoool]

Hakeem was more solidly built than Jabbar or Russell. But not Wilt.

[@tonyh5646]

Dream The King!!!!

[@bradnobl]

Extremely efficient scorer. Didn't waste his movements

[@blackduel]

"Kenny bring me some water"

[@corinnaburtchell3409]

Great piece

[@derice7375]

Even they dont give him so much respect in the league,he should be 1 one of tough elite big men of nba.i was a knick fan during patrick ewing era,he destroys him by his talent.shaquille oneal is honest about him.

[@kelvinwatkins1596]

Do you notice on tape how when The Dream does the shake how he leaves his defenders flat footed.They don't know what to do 😂. Some of the players are in the H.O.F.Other opposing players just look in awe.They don't know what to do 😂.The best defensive center of all time.I rank him over Bill Russell because of the level of competition and he dominated both ends of the court.He doesn't get the credit he deserves because he is from Africa and dominated an American sport.

[@juncruz6266]

the best center ever

[@TRK-up2zw]

The Dream was the best. Changed the other teams' offense just by being on the court.

[@careyfreeman5056]

Even now, you aren't going to find big men who could move like Hakeem.

[@MrSports]

Question: How many ways could Hakeem beat you? Answer: Yes.

[@michaelpuglisi5266]

Hakeem did have a hall of fame teammate when he won a championship he's still a great player top 10 on my list

[@2008israelramos]

Horry played with Shaq and Duncan. He says Olajuwon is better and it's not even close.

[@Jonathaneve5]

He’s definitely more skilled than Shaq.

[@papachulisimo910]

The best Big Man... Not another of this Ability since or may be ever.

[@austinevans8131]

Hakeem Olajuwon Jordan Magic Bird Kareem Shaq Kobe after that many

[@mckinneyman4325]

Clyde The Glide Drexler is not only a hall of famer but a dream team member.

[@lilzae4848]

Dream was a dawg but he had stars around him but they just flame out because the NBA was so strong in 80's and 90's Dream had to wait his time until MJ Retired. Love Dream reminds me of a MJ as a Center stupid nice

[@benyah3390]

Name the "stars" around him apart from Ralph Sampson for 2 years and old Barkley and Drexler.

[@lilzae4848]

@@benyah3390 what year?

[@lilzae4848]

@@benyah3390 I wasn't putting Barkley in anyway Barkley was out the door.

[@benyah3390]

@@lilzae4848 true

[@billyjohnson1977]

In the 94- 95 seasons I don't think the Bulls could've beaten the Rockets. Vernon Maxwell and Cassell along with Kenny Smith would have challenged the Bulls backcourt duo. But the Bulls had nothing for Hakeem.

[@philb.1502]

The Knicks took the 94 Rockets to 7 games in the finals and had the last second shot to win the finals in game 7. You don't think the Bulls with Jordan would have won that series? 🤣🤣

[@billyjohnson1977]

@@philb.1502 The Knicks had a center. The Bulls didn't. During the season's that Hakeem was in Houston and Jordan was in Chicago the Rockets won most of the regular season meetings.

[@philb.1502]

@billyjohnson1977 The Knicks didn't have Jordan and Pippen. I don't remember the regular season match ups , but they played in different conferences, so I don't think they played each other that much. Regular season games aren't the playoffs. Jordan and the Bulls would have won 8 straight had he not retired.

[@billyjohnson1977]

@@philb.1502 I disagree. The Bulls didn't have any kind of post presence. No answer whatsoever for Hakeem. He would have averaged Chamberlain like numbers against the Bulls. 45- 25 every game.

[@philb.1502]

@billyjohnson1977 Who was the Rockets' second best player on the 94 team? You think Olajuwon would have beaten Jordan's team by himself? 🤣

[@johnw5584]

I remember that Hakeem was a spokesman for uncle Ben's rice. Uncle Ben's rice , with a picture of a Blackman on the box, was viewed as " Racist". So, the perpetually anger group, wanted Hakeem to boycotting the rice. Hakeem said something to the point of " when I was growing up we ate it, it was good and affordable ". That he probably wouldn't be here if not for it. The perpetually angry groups then left him alone. What a Man. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, never had the foot movement as he did. Why do a " sky hook" shot with a low percentage chance, like Jabbar, when he could dunk it on anybody.

[@dlxinfinite801]

Sounds like you are perpetually angry at perpetually angry groups. And I think you are lying.

[@sammiesmith6690]

He learned how to play in post courtesy of Moses Malone.

[@careyfreeman5056]

Where does the footwork come from? Playing football/soccer as a kid.

[@scottmcgrew5756]

He was great, however he did have hall of famer, Clyde Drexler at his side.

[@healingwaterministriesinte4008]

He won the 1st Championship without Drexler

[@ghostbravo7127]

No, he had an old Clyde Drexler on the decline, a solid 2nd option, but not the star he used to be. If the Rockets had gotten Drexler earlier, the Dream and the Glide would have a lot more than 2 rings, those two were an incredible duo since college.

[@Casino99134]

Robert Horry spoke truth,but Vernon Maxwell would nout have been able to slow Jordan down...

[@bgraham155]

Isn't Drexler a hall of famer.

[@armandorochez6037]

I watched The Dream play. Maan' It was dream. Hakeem would take your big man and put him in the washer machine.

[@chadalahio8266]

The Rockets were still a deep team and had a lot of good players; just not a lot stars. A bunch of good>a few great players.

[@cubbdacrossfacecrippler]

The first squad was solid. But the second team had Clyde drexler on it.

[@lilzae4848]

Hold up so Ralph Sampson wasn't holding Houston down until they got Dream wasn't they the twins towers, Allen Leavell he so underrated Rodney McCray was a dawg so underrated but he did get a Ring with Chicago Bulls in 93.

[@Zionsol777]

GOAT TEAM JORDAN MAGIC BIRD DUNCAN OLAJUAN 2nd team KOBE GARNETT KAREEM JAMES DR J

[@Joshwaheazo]

I like that Dr. J pick.

[@menelaossavvidis3680]

Dream was the best center all time considering Wilt is the G.O.A.T

[@paulelzie9514]

Olajuwon was playing for keeps olajuwon used to chase lions his family from Africa 🌍🌍

[@NandiJohnston-p6f]

🌠♒🌠 🏀

[@forporter1]

Shaq's starting five is ridiculous. In a hypothetical game, Kobe and Jordan wouldn't work because Kobe would almost cancel out Jordan because he can't be a point. Karl Malone as your starting PF is not the best when you have the options of Tim Duncan and Charles Barkley.

[@dlxinfinite801]

Id take Duncan.

[@JamesMiller-e2f]

The bigger the game the worse Malone played.

[@forporter1]

@@JamesMiller-e2f Absolutely!!

[@forporter1]

@@dlxinfinite801 I'd take Duncan then Barkley.

[@Jonathaneve5]

I have never heard Michael Jordan says he fear anyone…

[@MusicManT86]

You can tell by the comments there are a lot of young people who don’t know basketball history. Drexler was not on that Rocket team that won back to back titles!!!! He came to Houston later when he was much older!!!

[@michaelpuglisi5266]

Dresser was on that 2nd championship team look it up

[@michaelpuglisi5266]

Your thinking of Barkley

[@michaelpuglisi5266]

Drexler typo

[@juniorchandler4977]

He didn't do it by himself CLYDE THE GLIDE WAS A MONSTER BOTH LEGENDS

[@benyah3390]

He did it by himself for the 9.5 years he didn't have Drexler and 2 of those 9.5 years he had a healthy Ralph Sampson. You must be young to skip over Sampson and speak of Clyde.

[@dlxinfinite801]

@@benyah3390 ...Kids. Cant tell em shit.

[@mustaphaabedboudadi1850]

He's underrated coz he's a Muslim

[@paulelzie9514]

Jordan said his squad is ham Scottie pippen Kobe Bryant olajuwon and Shaq

[@user-ss3ud7pp7f]

Too many shaq comments on this one. Hakeem was way better than Shaq.

[@marvinsmith2485]

What took so long to talk like this about him is the best I love MJ but you should about him more

[@montalirecords]

Giannis? Jokic?

[@mysteriouspartyguy]

No food or water before a game???? That would kill me and most other people unless you sand bag and don't try

[@chriswarrick6538]

Still a better pick than Jordan

[@ronniejones7802]

He said that Hakeem never had a Hall of Famer or future Hall of Fame on his team. Don’t forget Clyde Drexler was on that 1995 team…

[@cubbdacrossfacecrippler]

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@IssacLemus-mk8bk]

Not in 1993-1994 NBA finals Hakeem had no ALL-STAR player with him when he won that first championship 🏆 facts clown

[@marswang9523]

​@@IssacLemus-mk8bkNot to mention Drexler was past his prime in that season.

[@joemacch6284]

The Dream one of my favorite players going all the way back to the university of Houston. NBA career was spectacular. Should be top 10 all time. Robert Horry stop the cap. No way you beat the Jordan led Bulls who had arguably the greatest 1-2 punch in NBA history Pippen and Jordan. The Bulls would’ve destroyed them. No shame but the Bulls were that good. There’s a reason they won only after Jordan was forced into retirement the first time. Stop the cap just move on.

[@weltonmurray6744]

DOES ANYONE RECALL DAVID ROBINSON WON THE MVP AND THE SAME NIGHT DREAM MADE HIM LOOK LIKE A FOOL HAKEEM WAS SO PISSED OFF ABOUT IT HE WAS ON A MISSION TO EMBARRASS ROBINSON

[@Michael-dt9lo]

Western Conf. finals Rockets won 4-2 over the Spurs. Spurs were the #1 seed with a 62-20 record against the 6th seed Rockets at 47-35. Rockets went on and swept Shaq and Orlando 4-0 in the NBA Championship. I checked, the Spurs were 5-1 against the Rockets in the regular season.

[@weltonmurray6744]

@@Michael-dt9lo you are correct it was the first and only time a sixth seed won the title

[@lonniebaines1720]

MY TOP TEN 1 JORDAN 6 -0 2 BRYANT 5- 2 3 HAKEEM 2 -0 4 KAREEM 7-2 5 MAGIC 5-2 6 DUNCAN 5-2 7 SHAQ 4-1 8 RUSSELL 11-0 9 BIRD 3-0 10 CURRY 4 - 1 LEBRONS 4- 6 , NOT TOP TEN, SORRY

[@MrSports]

Do you think Curry would be top 5 if he gets another chip?

[@Joshwaheazo]

Steph doesn't play both sides of the ball. He can't go top 5. His peak is top 8.

[@albarrera8727]

You know Tim Duncan is 5-1 on NBA Finals championship not 5-2 👀🤔✅

[@Joshwaheazo]

@albarrera8727 He also thinks 2-0 in the finals is better than 7-2. But worse than 5-2, wouldn't bother questioning too much 😅. The numbers he put don't mean shit except for LeBron.

[@TribalKatz]

Russell is 11-2, I believe.