Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers.
In 1997, Odom was the #1 ranked High School All-American in the United States, and had earned a good reputation among basketball scouts for his excellent ball-handling and passing ability despite his size (6 ft 10 in (208 cm)). Odom is also one of the few players who can also play any of the 5 positions of the NBA. He can dribble the ball up the court in traffic like a point guard, shoot long distance like a shooting guard, inbound and shoot threes like a small forward, and can post up and dunk like a center. Analysts have often referred to him as a "Triple Double waiting to happen" due to the number of times he has missed a triple double by an assist or a rebound.
