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Not sure if everyone knew this already or not...
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/07/12/r...getting-close/The one remaining piece to the Lakers' puzzle for next season is close to falling into place, according to a report from the OC Register. Lamar Odom is said to be weighing L.A.'s latest offer of more than $8 million per to re-sign with the team, and a deal could come down as early as next week.
If the terms get worked out as expected, it's great news for the Lakers, but even better news for Odom. Because for some reason, it's not like there are any other teams that have shown much interest.
The amount of years that the team offered is unknown at this point, although Odom was initially seeking a deal worth $10 million a season. The fact that the club is already over the luxury tax threshold, and will pay a dollar for dollar penalty above and beyond whatever they give Odom, means that there would have to be some compromise on his part if he wants to remain in Los Angeles.
Right now, unless Odom wants to take a sizable pay cut and go somewhere else for a team's mid-level exception, there aren't really a lot of options. Because with that kind of asking price, very few clubs are able to make things work under the salary cap.
An $8 million per year deal is more than just for a player of Odom's skill set (we're only talking Anderson Varejao money, people), but the most likely bidder for his services -- the Portland Trailblazers, who have both the need at the position and the space under the cap -- don't seem to be the slightest bit interested.
So, while Odom will likely be a couple million short of his preferred signing point, it looks like he'll get to stay in Los Angeles, and play alongside childhood friend Ron Artest, on a stacked team looking to repeat as champions. All things considered, it seems like a pretty good deal to me.
Portland
no one's interested....lol classic.
Damn. Only 2m higher than McDyess.
It's a good deal for Lakers.
Damn steal for 8 million. Anyone want to spin this about LO making Lakers worse?
I never doubted Odom leaving. Just get the ink on the paper and LA is set.
Odom eats way too much candy and doesn't share with anybody. That could cause some locker room drama.
you're not frenzy
He's really good when his game is on. It's a decent gamble for 8 mil a year now that he's actually shown up in the playoffs, right?
More time on the bench for the $80 Million man.
Re-signing LO makes us unquestionably the favorites going into next year, barring more FA deals
Lakers won't win if they can't resign LO, oh they resigned LO, yeah he's not that good, he'll up their chemistry.
For leverage, he should get a $250 million contract offer from a team in Greece. They offer loads of money to NBA players even though they end up not being able to pay them.
Odom should just resign with the lakers. By the looks of it, no one outside of the lakers think that much of him.
There would be plenty of teams lining up to offer Odom the money he wants if they weren't constrained to the MLE. But since those teams are constrained, the lakers have good leverage in negotiations. I'd expect Lamar to wait and see whether Portland gets Milsap or not before signing anything though.
Odom should go to the Knicks for the MLE for one year and go back to free agency next summer.
Lakers are being fortunate to be in the right place at the right time with these negotiations.
Looks like the rest of the league has caught on to the fact that Odom, while a fantastic role player, doesn't seem to be franchise player. Therefore, no ones willing to throw the money at him that he wants.
Still surprised no one is even willing to match the Lakers offer, but even if they did, I imagine he'd probably stick with LA.
8 millions for showing up 2-3 times each season?
I would take it !!!!!
I don't care how much they pay Odom as long as they sign him. I don't think Lamar will play any worse if he gets a lesser deal than his original asking price of 10 million. People would complain about his inconsistency but I still think he's better than Sheed or Dice at this point in his career. So long as the Lakers can match up well with Boston in the Finals from the Starting 5 all the way to the 6th man and the bench, I don't care what Lamar does the rest of the season.
A fine, cogent post.
Odum is a professional. His MO is set in stone. We know what we're getting into with him, and for the most part we've made our peace with that MO. He is what he is and we've cast our lot with him, and vice versa.
thats because everyone but portland and memphis is over the cap. i guarantee you if the spurs, suns, cavs, and at least 15 other teams were 8-9 million under the cap, they would offer lamar that money
ODOM is worth about 7-8 million when motivated
- "Thank, Christ we're not 8-9 million under the cap,,,Odum is loose."
- spurs, suns, cavs, & at least 15 other teams
i can already see spurs fans. "odom is washed up and is a waste of a human being and will not do anything to stop our superior team"
...and our don't stink"
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