Lamar Odom was born on November 6, 1979 in Queens, New York.  Lamar has gone through some tough times. The first of these was his mother dying when Lamar was 12 years old. Lamar was raised by his grandmother, whose favorite number was 7. Later Lamar lost his grandmother and before the 2006-2007 season lost his 6 1/2 month old son, Jayden. The last of these 2 losses have cause Lamar to play basketball, which he contemplated quitting, with an intense passion.

Odom attended Rhode Island University after some scandals occurred at UNLV where he was originally enrolled. Odom was selected 4th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.  Odom played 4 seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Heat. He was then traded in 2004 to the Lakers in the Shaq trade.

Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant have formed a dynamic duo playing well together. (There numbers together form 24/7)

Lamar Odom's career highs are:

Points                          34        2 Times

FGs Made                   13        4 Times

FGs Attempted            31 @ Detroit 12/03/03

3-Pt FGs Made              4        4 Times

3-Pt FGs Attempted     10 vs. Orlando 12/11/00

FTs Made                    14       2 Times

FTs Attempted             20 @ Atlanta 02/07/05

Offensive Rebounds      9 @ San Antonio 11/29/05

Defensive Rebounds   16 vs. New Jersey 01/23/04

Total Rebounds           19        2 Times

Assists                         12 vs. Philadelphia 1/6/06

Steals                            5       2 Times

Blocks                           9 vs. Vancouver 12/23/00

Minutes Played           51        2 Times