He remains the only player in Rockets history to have won that award, and since 2022-23, the NBA’s annual DPOY winner has received what is now known as The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy — named after ...

With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama done for the season, the race for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is fluid. Steve Aschburner Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels leads the NBA in both steals and deflections.

There is a reason why the DPOY award is known as the “Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy”, regardless of the fact his all-time great season saw him with "only" the 9th-highest defensive rating among DPOY ...

How Jaylin Williams drew a Hakeem Olajuwon comparison after Friday's win against the Hornets.