Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, (NBA), he won championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man Of The Year in 2011.

In high school, Odom received national player of the year honors from Parade in 1997. He played college basketball for the University of Rhode Island, earning all-conference honors during his only season in the Atlantic 10 Conference before turning professional. The Los Angeles Clippers selected Odom with the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft.