Posts Tagged ‘ Lamar Odom ’

CP3 & Dwight: The Battle for L.A. continues…

It feels like it’s been years since the NBA Lockout ended. Remember when it was supposed to be a new landscape for the smaller market teams to thrive in going forward? Well, before the ink had even dried on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the names of Chris Paul and Dwight Howard dominated the news. Both...
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Lakers acquire Steve Nash

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns in a sign & trade deal. It will cost L.A. 2 future 1st rd picks and 2 future 2nd rd picks. Nash’s contract will be for 3 years, $27 million. The Lakers used the trade exception from the Lamar Odom...
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Odom to Clippers is official

According to Fox Sports Southwest, the Los Angeles Clippers have acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks. It will cost the Clippers Mo Williams, who will be sent to the Utah Jazz. The Mavs will get a trade exception much like the one they sent to the Lakers before last season instead of...
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Mavs, Odom Part Ways

The Dallas Mavericks have reached an agreement that will allow Lamar Odom to leave the team without being released. “The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it’s in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the team,” Odom said in a statement. “I’m sorry that things didn’t...
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Odom Returning to L.A.?

According to ESPN’s Ric Bucher, Lamar Odom has his heart set on returning to Los Angeles. This isn’t breaking news considering that Lamar has played like a lost puppy all season long following the botched Chris Paul trade that ended his days with the Lakers. “I’m told that Lamar Odom is desperate to...
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While Lamar Odom brought versatility and depth to the Lakers, his loss may be felt most during ‘crunch time’ in Los Angeles. In recent years, Odom was often out there on the floor to finish games alongside Pau Gasol. The Chicago Bulls came back to defeat the Lakers at Staples Center (88-87) on Christmas Day. Some of the...
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New Philosophy In Dallas

I’m old enough to remember a time when the Dallas Mavericks were the biggest spenders in NBA Free Agency every year (okay, so it wasn’t that long ago…not in Jason Kidd years). Back in the 2000′s the Mavs would be linked to every player available and even some that weren’t. They made it a pattern to acquire ‘big name’...
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Life After Lamar

General Manager Mitch Kupchak better know what he’s doing. In trading away forward Lamar Odom (to Dallas of all places) the team has lost huge part of their identity. Following the ‘Chris Paul Debacle’, some reports say Lamar asked to be traded. Others say the team simply wanted to cut salary as they focus on...
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The Los Angeles Lakers have pulled out of the Chris Paul talks and will trade forward Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks. They will receive the trade exception acquired in the Tyson Chandler deal. The Lakers are now focusing their attention on trading for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (Marc Stein, ESPN).
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The New Orleans Hornets are informing teams that they are sending point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a three-team deal. Pau Gasol will head to the Houston Rockets while the Hornets will get Lamar Odom, Kevin Martin, Goran Dragic, and Luis Scola (Yahoo Sports). UPDATE: NBA, as owner...
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