Autographs of Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon listenⓘ (born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played for 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis. His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four. Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft, a draft well known for its immense talent, which also included players such as Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics. After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993).
Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston. He became the first non-American to be an NBA All-Star and start in an NBA All-Star Game, the first non-American to win the NBA MVP, the first non-American to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and, in the 1993–94 season, became the first player in NBA history to win the NBA's MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships. The Rockets' 1994 championship against the New York Knicks was the first in franchise history, with Olajuwon avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing. The following year, after a lackluster regular season, Olajuwon's Rockets swept Shaquille O'Neal's Orlando Magic in 4 games in the NBA Finals.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Hakeem Olajuwon (Hakeem Olajuwon Clyde Drexler Signed 95 NBA W. Semifinals Phantom Ticket BAS 8) was sold in July 2025 for £2,326.40 while the cheapest item (Hakeem Olajuwon Autographed / Signed Card) found a new owner for £0.01 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (36) was July 2025 with an average selling price of £322.44 for an autographed item of Hakeem Olajuwon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with £395.40 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £8.00 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from Hakeem Olajuwon is worth £130.72.
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