Hakeem Olajwon, probably the best center ever (with Kareem Abdul Jabbar) teaches Dwight Howard. Born January 21, 1963, Hakeem was a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played in the National Basketball Association for the Houston Rockets (last year for Toronto Raptors). He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995.
12 times All-Star
Olympic gold medalist (1996)
Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
Olajuwon ended his career in the top ten all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding, and steals. He is the only player in NBA history to retire in the top ten for all four categories (he is now 11th all-time in rebounding).
In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.