Creating the Perfect NBA Player: 12 Traits from the best in the game

#4 Shot Blocking - Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon attempts to block a shot.

Few players in NBA history were as intimidating as Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. His "Dream Shake" on the offensive end was a thing of beauty but the 7' tall Center was a terrorizing shot blocker.

It's no surprise that Olajuwon leads the NBA in all-time blocks. Some could argue that Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell were the greatest ever shot blockers but they didn't consider blocks as an official stat back then. Having said that, there's enough documentary evidence to prove that Olajuwon was a scary Center whose shot-blocking prowess was elite.

Why wouldn't we want our perfect player to swat the ball in the second row like Olajuwon?