Lamar_Odom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lamar Odom Lamar Odom Lamar Odom Olympic medalist Lamar Odom in a Lakers/Bucks game, December 6, 2005. Medal record Men’s Basketball Los Angeles Lakers – No. 7 Power forward, Small forward Born: November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York Nationality Height Weight League Salary High school American 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) NBA $14,148,596[1] Christ The King Regional Redemption Christian Academy St. Thomas Aquinas Prep Rhode Island 4th overall, 1999 Los Angeles Clippers 1999–present Los Angeles Clippers (1999–2003) Miami Heat (2003–2004) All-Rookie First Team (2000) Info Page Competitor for Bronze United States National team 2004 Athens Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays at power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. High school In his first three years of high school, Odom played for Christ The King Regional High School in Middle Village, New York. Due to frequent bullying from older brother Colton Odom, he transferred first to Redemption Christian Academy in Troy, New York for the basketball season and then to St. Thomas Aquinas Prep in New Britain, Connecticut.[2][3] Odom was named the Parade Magazine Player of the Year in 1997. He was named to the USA Today All-USA 1st Team as a senior. During his youth, Odom was teamed with Ron Artest of the Houston Rockets on the same AAU team. College Draft Pro career Former teams Awards Profile 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lamar Odom College In 1997, Odom attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and was enrolled in summer classes. Following an academic scandal, an NCAA inquiry found Odom received payments amounting to $5,600 from booster David Chapman.[4] Coach Bill Bayno was fired and UNLV was placed on probation for four years. Odom then transferred to the University of Rhode Island, but had to sit out the 1997-98 season. Odom played one season at Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference, where he scored 17.6 points per game and led the Rams to the conference championship in 1999. His three-pointer against Temple at the buzzer[3] gave the Rams their first A-10 Tournament title. Los Angeles Lakers (2004-present) In his first year with the Los Angeles Lakers, Odom and superstar Kobe Bryant never established the chemistry analysts might have expected the two dynamic players to build. Odom was then injured with a left shoulder injury which forced him to miss the rest of the 2004-05 NBA season.The Lakers finished out of the playoffs for only the 5th time in franchise history. Following the disappointment of missing the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers re-hired former coach Phil Jackson in the 2005 offseason, in the hope that he could mold Odom into a Scottie Pippen-type player to run his triangle offense as a point forward, by which he meant a forward who could handle bringing the ball up the court, as Pippen was able to. In the first half of the 2005–06 NBA season, Odom displayed inconsistency while playing with the Lakers. However, as Los Angeles progressed towards the NBA playoffs, Odom played very well in preparing the Lakers for the playoffs. Along the way, he posted consecutive triple-doubles for the first time as a Laker against the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers lost in the first round against the Phoenix Suns in 7 games after the Lakers had a 3-1 lead. After young center Andrew Bynum went down with a knee injury during the 2007–08 NBA season, and Pau Gasol was acquired by the Lakers midseason, Odom put together his finest performance in his career, averaging 15.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists per game since Gasol’s trade.[7] Odom finished the season with 14.2 ppg 10.6 rpg and 3.5 apg.[8] Odom’s numbers were down in the Finals, however, where he averaged 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game,[9] and LA lost it in 6 games. The next season proved to be yet another fine year for Odom. In the beginning of the season, Odom was moved back to the bench with some protest. When Bynum was hurt yet again playing against the Grizzlies in January, however, Odom returned to the starting lineup. Odom found great success in his temporary starting spot in Febraury. In that month, Odom - with his 36 minutes per game - averaged 16.5 points, 13.4 rebounds (4.9 offensive and 9.5 defensive), 2.4 assists, 1.4 blocks, as well as .9 steals.[10] That February NBA career Los Angeles Clippers (1999-2003) Odom declared his eligibility for the 1999 NBA Draft after his freshman year at the University of Rhode Island in 1999. The 6 foot 10 inch forward was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth overall pick.[5] In his first season with the Clippers, Odom averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game and was named to the 2000 NBA All-Rookie First Team. Odom was involved in controversy in November 2001 when he was suspended for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy for the second time in eight months.[6] It is generally accepted that Odom’s suspension was for use of marijuana, which is not subject to the NBA’s harsher "Drugs of Abuse" rules. At the time, he owned up to smoking marijuana.[6] He was then a free agent and was acquired by the Miami Heat in the off-season. Miami Heat (2003–2004) Odom had a very notable season with the Miami Heat in which they made the playoffs after struggling all year with promising rookie Dwyane Wade. He had a very solid season compared to his sub-par season with the Clippers the previous year. After the season, Odom was traded in a package with Caron Butler and Brian Grant to the Los Angeles Lakers for All-Star Shaquille O’Neal. 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 Career Team L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers Miami L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers GP 76 76 29 49 80 64 80 56 77 78 GS 70 74 25 47 80 64 80 56 77 32 Lamar Odom MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 36.4 37.3 34.4 34.3 37.5 36.3 40.3 39.3 37.9 29.7 .438 .460 .419 .439 .430 .473 .481 .468 .492 .463 .360 .316 .190 .326 .298 .308 .297 .320 .314 .719 .679 .656 .742 .695 .700 .698 .623 .701 7.8 7.8 6.1 9.7 10.2 9.2 9.8 8.2 8.8 4.2 5.2 5.9 3.6 4.1 3.7 5.5 4.8 2.6 4.2 1.2 1.0 .8 .9 1.1 .7 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.2 .8 .9 1.0 .8 .6 .9 1.3 1.0 16.6 17.2 13.1 14.6 17.1 15.2 14.8 15.9 14.2 11.3 15.1 .777 6.7 .372 .690 .525 .274 10.6 3.5 665 605 36.5 run included a spectacular night at the Quicken Loans Arena at Cleveland. With 15 points in the 3rd quarter (as a result of some aggressive offensive rebounding), Odom helped the Lakers claw out of a 12 point hole to turn it into a 10 point victory, breaking Cleveland’s 23 game home win-streak.[11] He finished the game with 28 points, 17 rebounds (7 of them grabbed on the offensive end) and 2 assists.[12] Odom graciously returned to the bench as a sixth man of the team when Bynum returned on an April 9 home matchup versus Denver. Odom then finished his season with 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.7 blocks with 29.7 minutes per game.[13] from SIDS while sleeping in his crib in New York.[5][15] Odom was recently featured in Pro Skater Rob Dyrdek’s new MTV show "Fantasy Factory", and is planning to invest in an L.A. restaurant with Dyrdek. Odom also has his own music and film production company, Rich Soil Entertainment.[6] NBA career statistics Legend GP FG% Games played Field-goal percentage Rebounds per game Blocks per game GS 3P% Games started 3-point field-goal percentage Assists per game Points per game MPG FT% Minutes per gam Free-thr percenta Olympics Odom played in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens for the US national team, averaging 5.8 ppg en route to a bronze medal. He made 14 appearances for the US Team. He was invited to play for the FIBA World Championships for 2006 and 2007 but did not go because of the death of his son. RPG BPG APG PPG SPG Bold Steals pe game Career high Regular season Playoffs Personal life Odom was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. His father was a heroin addict and his mother died of colon cancer when he was twelve years old. He was raised by his grandmother Mildred.[14] Odom, his longtime girlfriend Liza Morales, their 10-year-old daughter, Destiny, and 7-year-old son, Lamar Jr., live in Manhattan Beach, California.[6] On June 29 2006, Odom’s 6½-month-old infant son Jayden died References [1] "Lamar Odom stats", ESPN.com, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/ profile?playerId=617, retrieved on 8 February 2009. [2] ODOM IS ON RIGHT RHODE TO SUCCESS [3] ^ 1999 NBA Draft Tracker: Lamar Odom, ESPN.COM [4] NCAA reveals inquiry of UNLV 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 Career Team Miami L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers Lamar Odom GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 13 7 5 21 46 13 7 5 46 39.4 44.9 38.4 39.2 .445 .495 .482 .491 .476 .308 .681 8.3 .200 .273 .273 .256 .667 .500 .661 .653 11.0 10.0 10.0 2.8 4.9 3.0 3.1 1.1 .4 .4 .7 .7 .8 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 16.8 19.1 19.4 14.3 16.3 13.0 2.2 21 37.4 [5] ^ Lakers’ Odom still mourning sudden death of infant son [6] ^ Odom seeks reason to smile [7] Lakers’ Lamar Odom is a role model Los Angeles Times [8] NBA.com : Lamar Odom Career Stats Page [9] NBA.com : Lamar Odom Info Page [10] http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ lamar_odom/game_by_game_stats.html [11] http://www.nba.com/games/20090208/ LALCLE/playbyplay.html [12] http://www.nba.com/games/20090208/ LALCLE/recap.html [13] http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ lamar_odom/game_by_game_stats.html [14] Odom is the Heart of the Lakers Si.com, March 23, 2009 [15] Lamar Odom’s Son Dies While Sleeping External links • Official website • Profile at NBA.com • Lamar Odom & Los Angeles Lakers Italian Fan Site Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Professional basketball player November 6, 1979 Jamaica, New York Odom, Lamar Joseph Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Odom" Categories: 1979 births, African American basketball players, American basketball players, Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Basketball players from New York, Living people, Los Angeles Clippers draft picks, Los Angeles Clippers players, Los Angeles Lakers players, McDonald's High School All-Americans, Miami Heat players, Olympic basketball players of the United States, Olympic bronze medalists for the United States, People from Queens, Power forwards (basketball), Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players, Small forwards, United States men's national basketball team members This page was last modified on 20 May 2009, at 19:49 (UTC). 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