After turning their dream into reality with the signing of center Dwight Howard on Saturday, the Houston Rockets are on the verge of bringing the Dream back to the organization.
Hakeem Olajuwon will rejoin the Rockets for the as a mentor for centers has he'll help develop players interior games as an official team employee.
"We are going to bring him in as full-time as is possible," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said Sunday. "It's not done, but we have mutual interest to get it done, and we've had some early discussions.
"We want him to work with Dwight and Omer (Asik), and he wants to do that."
Olajuwon, 50, was very influential and played a large part in the recruitment of Howard, as well as during the festivities that took place on Saturday. He has worked with Howard in two offseasons, and has spoken about training with him again, but this time as the newest in line of Rockets All-Star centers.
"He has improved so much," Olajuwon said. "I like with the Houston Rockets he will get a chance to show his true potential. That's exciting. The last two years, he has not really been given that opportunity to really, really express his game, his comfort level and confidence. Here he has a team that is willing to do that. They want him to do that.
"I just tried to show what he is trying to accomplish basketball-wise, this is the best team for him. No question about that. That was very clear. You can see he is excited. He's happy. The city is excited. This is a great choice. That's why everybody can't wait to start."
Howard recently spoke to ESPN about his troubled season with the Lakers and the contentious relationship with Kobe Bryant, as well as a list of other things. To hear what Howard had to say please check out the video below:
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