Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon a top five center in NBA history alongside Kareem-Abdul Jabbar,shaquille O'Neal,Wilt Chamberlain and so many other great center's.As you can tell Hakeem "the dream" Olajuwon(his nick name)was a center born on January 21st 1963 in Nigeria he is seven feet tall.He played in the NBA for 19 years 1984-2003 he was drafted by the Rockets in 1984 with the first pick then he signed with the raptors in 2001 and retired in 2003.His number was retired by the Rockets, that means he was a one of a kind player on their team so when somebody's number is retired that means they was a GREAT player.He was inducted into the hall of fame in 2008.Olajuwon is the only player in NBA history to win Finals MVP,NBA MVP and defensive player of the year in one season.

Olajuwon was nicknamed the dream because of his great on court and off court personality(it kinda means like u would want to dream to be like him).He had a great story winning his championships he defeated the New York Knicks two years in a row 1994-1995 the story is that the Knicks all star was Patrick ewing another all time great center and he defeated Hakeem and his team in college then Hakeem seeked revenge and beat him and his team those two years and finally got his revenge and some sweet NBA championships along with it.He won finals MVP both of those years he also won regular season MVP in 1994 his only MVP title.He was a twelve time NBA all star.He has the most blocks in NBA history with three blocking titles and two rebounding titles(most blocks and rebounds in the regular season),also the rockets all time leading scorer with 26,946 points,3,680 blocks and 13,747 rebounds.