Lakers Free Agency: Lakers to Offer Lamar Odom 3 Years $25 Million

It has been a huge week for the Los Angeles Lakers as they have made one major change and tied up some loose ends by making sure Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson were going to stay.

The two biggest questions this offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, besides Phil and Kobe, was were they going to sign both Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom. Well, we know now that Ariza is out of the picture after signing with the Houston Rockets, but Odom's future with the Lakers is still up in the air.

Personally, I think Lamar Odom is a pivitol piece of the puzzle and is a must sign, but after the Lakers added Ron Artest into the mix who is as versitale as they come and a great defender Lamar's value may gone down a bit.

One problem the Lakers will face next season if they do end up signing Lamar Odom is how will the change up the roster. Both Artest and Odom are legitimate starters for any other team in the NBA, but who starts and who starts will be the big questions to start next season.

Regardless of their possible roster problems, the Lakers are still very determined to sign Odom for at least three years. The offer that is reportedly on the table right now for the forward is three years and $24-25 million. It is a considerable pay cut for Odom, but in long run two or three more championships is well worth the cut in pay.

One good thing to come out of this recent development in Lakerland is that they are doing what they can to keep Odom in LA.

Will Odom accept the Lakers' offer? I think he will, but with you never know.