Top 50 ΝΒΑ Players: Νο.12 - Hakeem Olajuwon

Accolades:

Two time NBA Champion (1994 and 1995)

Two time Finals MVP (1994 and 1995)

1994 NBA MVP

12 time All-Star

Two time NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Six time All-NBA First team

Three time All-NBA Second team

Three time All-NBA Third team

Five time All-NBA Defensive First team

Four time All-NBA Defensive Second team

1996 Gold Medal Winner

He didn't play the game of basketball until he was 15-years-old but, by age 22, Hakeem Olajuwon was in the NBA. Not only did he begin playing after only a few years worth of playing the game, he was really good at it too. He averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game in a time where some of the best centers were in their prime.

He was a force in the NBA and is still touted as one of the best centers to play the game. He led the Houston Rockets to two consecutive titles and won an MVP one of those years, to top it off.

Career averages: 22 ppg, 11 ppg, 3 bpg, and 3 apg.