With my first pick I select...
Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
2× NBA champion (1994, '95)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95)
1× NBA MVP (1994)
2× Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94)
6× All-NBA First Team (1987, '88, '89, '93, '94, '97)
3× All-NBA Second Team ('86, '90, '96)
3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, '95, '99)
5× All-Defensive First Team ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94)
4× All-Defensive Second Team ('85, '91, '96, '97)
12× All-Star
-Olympic gold medalist (1996)
-Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
-Olajuwon ended his career in the
top ten all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding, and steals. He is the
only player in NBA history to retire in the top ten for all four categories.
-And I BELIEVE (correct me if I'm wrong) he is he
only player to win MVP, Finals MVP, and DPOY in the same year.
Just ask Shaq, Robinson, and Ewing who the greatest center of all time is...
Hakeem wastes Shaq:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j6HgipHIrM
Hakeem wastes David Robinson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW4uXlRGAF0
"He was a guy that I couldn't break. All the other great centers, I was able to get into their heads a little...the five greatest centers--
Hakeem, to me, is number one." -Shaquille O'Neal
Bottom line. Hakeem is the best center ever.
