The NBA renamed six awards after legends in the game, including Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael...
Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets blocks a shot from the Utah Jazz at The Compaq Center in Houston.The best defensive player in the NBA each season will now be given The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as the league has renamed the Defensive Player of the Year award after the Rockets great. In addition to the new Olajuwon honor, the NBA also changed the name of five other awards, including renaming the Most Valuable Player award The Michael Jordan Trophy.
Olajuwon won the award himself in back-to-back seasons in 1993 and 1994 and made the All-Defensive First Team five times and second team four times. He's far and away the league's all-time leader in blocks with 3,830. No other player is within 500 of that mark. He also ranks ninth in steals and 14th in rebounds .
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