Achievements and Awards
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
- Most free throws attempted and made in NBA history.
- First all-time in defensive rebounds.
- Second all-time on the NBA career scoring list, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- Both Malone and Stockton were selected to be a part of the Dream Team, the legendary 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team that was the first to feature professional NBA players. He won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996.
- Won NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice (1997 and 1999).
- Voted in 1996 to the NBA's 50 Greatest Players list.
- Voted to 11 All-NBA first teams, two second teams and one third team.
- Voted an All-Star 14 times. MVP of the All-Star game in 1989 and co-MVP in 1993 with Stockton.
- Voted to three NBA All-Defensive first teams and one second team.
- Malone was ranked #18 on Slam Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of all time in 2009.
- Played in 1476 games (fourth all-time), averaging 37.2 minutes, 51% shooting from the floor, 74% from the free throw line, 25.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.41 steals per game.
- His 1,434 games played in a Jazz uniform are second most all-time (to Stockton's 1504) for games played for a single franchise in NBA history.
- His 1,412 games played with Stockton are an all-time record for teammates in NBA history.
- Recorded a record eleven consecutive seasons in which he scored at least 2,000 points.
- His jersey number (#32) was retired by the Utah Jazz on March 23, 2006.
- Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Sportsperson of the Year (1989)
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