Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden headline Rockets top 5 by Win Shares

Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden headline Houston Rockets all-time top five players by Win Shares

Hakeem Olajuwan, who ruled the lane while helping lead the Houston Rockets to a pair of NBA championship titles, is the franchise’s all-time leader in Win Shares with 160.6 for his career. Among Olajuwan’s countless career highlights, “The Dream” was the 1993-94 NBA MVP, a 12-time All Star, and two-time Finals MVP.

ROCKETS ALL-TIME TOP FIVE

After Olajuwan, the next biggest contributors to the Rockets by Win Shares are guard James Harden (115.0), guard Calvin Murphy (84.1), forward Rudy Tomjanovich (70.4), and center Moses Malone (70.0).

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The second team of Rockets legends is led by seven-foot-six center Yao Ming (65.9) who was an eight time All Star in Houston. He is joined by Otis Thorpe (54.5), Steve Francis (41.4), Robert Reid (40.9) and Elvin Hayes (40.8).

The following stats of the Rockets all-time top five players reflect only those numbers accrued during their time with the franchise…

UPDATED August 8, 2024