San Antonio Spurs forward Dennis Rodman, left, and Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon, top center, battle for a rebound as Houston's Charles Jones looks on at bottom right in the second quarter of their NBA Western Conference Finals game Sunday, May 28, 1995, in Houston. The final days are counting down on Hakeem Olajuwon's Houston Rockets contract, making him a free agent and possibly ending his brilliant 17-year Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Tim Johnson)