Interesting thing about people who have Hakeem rated near the top of their lists:

• For the most part they never saw him play and rely purely on stats
• They give no credit to Rudy Tomjanovich and the inside out system he implemented which a) was ahead of its time, b) was perfect for the Rockets personnel, and c) perfectly enabled Hakeem in an era of one on one defence
• They seem to forget that Clyde Drexler played for the Rockets in their second championship run

All of which said, Hakeem is one of the best players of all time. He’s just become a bit too highly rated imo, and seems to be considered much better now than he was at the time

How many people on the sub could name 10 players from the 1980s who weren’t on the Lakers and Celtics without looking it up?

The sad answer is that most players will eventually be forgotten