Dream Team: A History of the Nickname in Sports

1992 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team

The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team," was the first American Olympic team to feature active professional players. The team included some of the greatest basketball players of all time, such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. The Dream Team went undefeated in eight games at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball teams ever assembled.

FIFA World Cup Dream Team

The FIFA World Cup Dream Team is an all-time all-star theoretical football team published by FIFA after a poll in 2002. The team includes players from all eras of football history, and is considered to be the greatest football team of all time. The Dream Team includes players such as Pelé, Diego Maradona, and Zinedine Zidane.

2012 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team

The 2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed "Dream Team III," included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original Dream Team from the 1992 Olympics. The team went undefeated in eight games at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, and is considered to be one of the greatest basketball teams of all time.