The Dream
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The Dream is the nickname of Hakeem Olajuwon, the Hall of Fame Nigerian-American center renowned for his dominant post play and signature "Dream Shake" in the NBA.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame basketball player
ⓘ
NBA player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AllStarSelections | 12 ⓘ |
| blocksLeader | multiple NBA seasons ⓘ |
| college | University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Houston Cougars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Nigeria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-01-21 ⓘ |
| DefensivePlayerOfTheYear |
1993
ⓘ
1994 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPickNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| draftPositionOverall | first overall pick ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| era | 1980s and 1990s NBA ⓘ |
| FinalsMVP |
1994
ⓘ
1995 ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction | 2008 ⓘ |
| height | 7 ft 0 in ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 34 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominant post play
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elite shot blocking ⓘ footwork in the low post ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| NBAChampionships | 2 ⓘ |
| NBAChampionshipSeason |
1993–94
ⓘ
1994–95 ⓘ |
| NBAMVP | 1994 ⓘ |
| nicknameFor | Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMove | Dream Shake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedal | 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lagos, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsStyle | two-way center ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | center ⓘ |
| realName | Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reboundLeader | multiple NBA seasons ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredJerseyNumberBy | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringTitle | 1994–95 NBA season playoffs leading scorer ⓘ |
| team |
Houston Rockets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto Raptors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonNBAChampionshipWith | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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