Hakeem Olajuwon praises Alperen Sengun / News - Basketnews.com

Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon praised the current starting center of the team, Alperen Sengun.

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Hakeem Olajuwon, the Houston Rockets center also known as "the Dream," praised his latest successor, Alperen Sengun.

Alperen Sengun

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Speaking to Houston Chronicle, Olajuwon praised the diversity that Alperen has in his game, much like himself some decades ago.

"He moves. He drives on the floor. He plays between power forward and center. He shoots threes. So he has adapted; he has adjusted his game to fit any style," Olajuwon said.

It was previously revealed that the two centers were training together, and the Dream showed that he knows Sengun's game in detail.

"He loves the post. If he gets a chance to post up, he finishes on both sides. And he shoots threes, so he plays a complete game," said the legend. "He has good passing that he's using at the top of the key to hand the ball over, and sometimes if his player overcommits, he drives."

According to Olajuwon, Sengun threads a "perfect balance" between old-school and modern basketball.

This year, Sengun is averaging 21.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 5.1 assists on 54.3% field goal shooting, numbers which indicate that he is having a career year.

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