Making an All-NBA Defensive First Team is an incredible individual accomplishment, especially when considering that only five players are awarded with that honor each year. This list puts a spotlight on the Rockets, who have earned First Team selections throughout Houston’s 58 seasons.

Hakeem Olajuwon – Five times (1987-1988; 1990, 1993-1994)

Over the course of his 17 seasons in Houston, Olajuwon was a 12-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, nine-time All-Defensive, two-time rebounding champ, three-time blocks champ, two-time NBA champion, one-time league MVP, and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. He earned back-to-back First Team All-Defensive honors in 1986-87 and 1987-88, then made his third appearance after averaging 24.3 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals with a career-high 14.0 r

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