1984 NBA Draft: Akeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born on January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Olajuwon played center for the Houston Rockets, whom he led to back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995, and the Toronto Raptors.

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[Diem1ndsupply]

@ 0:59 - 1:03 he has no head lol

[jdigitalseven]

@.32 Olajuwon turns on his cloaking device temporarily.

[JoeZeon100]

The blazers won the coin toss for the pick, but lost the second. We we would've had him

[DanielJMoore1991]

@bettydaw1970 used to call him david stern sperm

[samtheman7975]

@xxMrRampagexx but they had a mostly evenly distributed starting lineup with four all-stars while the only other all-star on the 93-94 rockets was otis thorpe

[bettydaw1970]

david stern looking like a porn star here...

[track09]

The NBA just doesn't have centers like this anymore.

[EmperorJBO]

@oldgil17,you draft for the best talent at the time. Cardinal Rule: talent over need...The rockets and bulls followed this rule. the blazers are some morons...they did it again 23 years later.Oden over durant...Oden barely played a year of college. You never know what talent your missing out on if you play for need.

[FuShengAlex]

I'd still take Hakeem number one over anyone in the 1984 draft.

When I look back at all the adversity Hakeem played through in his Rocket years (Sampsons injuries...coked out teammates that got suspended...subpar GM compared to many other title winning greats...feuding with management and nearly traded...MadMax quitting in 95 during the playoffs) nobody else could've done better winning wise in that scenario than Dream....None!

[oldgil17]

Even if they knew what Jordan would become, they STILL might have picked Olajuwon. You always pick the sure thing center over the sure thing guard, no exceptions. On a side note to Portland, the sure thing guard is better than the player who was injured for half of his college tenure