Who else but the Houston basketball icon and all-time blocks leader? The NBA didn't stop there, though. Check out the full list of rebranded honors.
Defense wins championships, and no player in the NBA embodied that cliché more than Houston Rockets legend, Hakeem Olajuwon.
A photo released by the NBA shows the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy as a crystal-sculpted basket that encases a player in gold in a classic defensive stance. And No. 34 was indeed elite. He's the NBA's all-time leader in blocked shots and ranks ninth in steals.league-wide rebranding of year-end honorsThe rebranding was headlined by the Most Valuable Player award, which will be symbolized by the Michael Jordan Trophy.
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