Lamar Odom: Should the L.A. Lakers Take a Step Back to Move Forward?

May 29th, 2012 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
According to Stephen A. Smith, former Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom wants to return to the city of angels and according to LakersNation.com, coach Mike Brown would love to have Odom back as well.

The article really doesn't give any new insight since Odom looked like he left his heart and game in Los Angeles anyway, but if he really does want to come back it could be an intriguing prospect for the Lakers.

Odom was the NBA's sixth man of the year in 2011 and it would be silly to think that his game has really regressed as much as his time in Dallas would suggest.

Odom has shown throughout his career that he is a prisoner to his emotions, so the Lakers first failed attempt to trade him for Chris Paul must have sent him spiraling into a depression.

After all, Odom finally realized a portion of the enormous potential that had been predicted since he was a high schooler in New York, and in Los Angeles he played a major role in earning two championships for the Lakers.

 Not to mention Odom's marital ties to the Kardashian spectacle.

I'm sure a return to Los Angeles would be ...

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