In his seven years with the Los Angeles Lakers, Lamar Odom endeared himself to fans of the purple and gold in many ways.
For one, he was an unselfish, multi-talented forward who could seemingly do it all, and when the team’s fortunes dramatically turned after acquiring Pau Gasol in 2008, Odom accepted a lesser role coming off the bench to accommodate both the Spaniard’s arrival and the return of Andrew Bynum from a knee injury.
The role may have seemed like a lesser one, but in reality, he went from being asked to be the team’s second scoring option to more of a swiss army knife.