Lakers Free Agency: Lamar Odom Signs Four Year Deal with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers finally got there man despite rumors of Lamar Odom signing with his former team the Miami Heat.
It looks like Dwyane Wade visiting Lamar Odom in LA wasn't enough to convince to make the move back to Miami, but the Lakers were pretty damn close to losing their forward.
It took some time, but the Lakers were finally able to convince Lamar Odom to resign with them for $33 million dollars over the next four years with an option for the fourth and final year of the contract.
Let the repeat talk begin! As if getting Ron Artest wasn't enough for the Lakers to have a legit shot at repeating next season, Lamar Odom resigning for the at least the next three seasons drastically improves their chances of winning the West for the third straight season and making another run at a title.
Not saying the Lakers won't have their fair share of competition in the Western Conference next season as the San Antonio Spurs have improved by adding Richard Jefferson and the Denver Nuggets can only get better with Chauncey Billups getting more comfortable with his new team. The Lakers will have their work cut out for them in their championship defense next season, but I have to say that keeping Odom and adding Ron Artest definitely makes the best team in the NBA that much better coming into next season.
It should be interesting to see how the Lakers involve Ron Artest and how they plan to distribute minutes between Odom and Artest. If anyone can figure out a way to make it all come together it is Phil Jackson!
1 comments:
I hate that my first comment on your blog is going to almost fall into the Laker-hater writing to quip, but it appears as though your Lakers are going to be the team to beat for some time to come.
So what's with you and the Lakers anyway? I would think a gentleman in Fort Collins would be pulling for the - as you call them - "nasty Nuggets." Why no love for the home team?
Back in either '03 or '04 I had a class at Tulane with J.R. Smith. The Hornets made him enroll in a public speaking course that I had to take as a media arts major. Don't remember much about him except that he was tall, a bit shy, and seemed to be very cocky. I don't mean he was just confident, to me it came across as cockiness bordering on subtle arrogance. Granted, this is based upon a very limited impression of him from that course (which he didn't even finish).
Chris Duhon, well that's another story altogether. Chris Duhon is an all-around class act, a consummate gentleman, and an even better person than he is basketball player. Since, this is a story about the Lakers, I'll save my stories of how I know Chris for another day.
Anyway, I've been a casual visitor for some time now, and I thought I'd finally get around to commenting. I do enjoy your insights and commentary - even though I haven't cared for the Lakers since Shaq left.
Keep up the good work and give me shout next time you're on Mixx.
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