Clippers Trading For Odom?

I doubt Odom comes for 8mil. .I hate to say it but that’s still better then keeping Mo on our roster going into next season because

For one: He would be taking Bledsoe’s minutes
2:VDN would probably keep playing him at the SG position
3:He’s a horrible defender

Hey at least Odom can play D and guard multiple positions(and has a ring)

I don’t want Odom for 8mil though for sure and at this point I don’t think any team would take that gamble after the year he had last year

If they end up getting Lamar Odom, will Ray Allen still be interested?

Do people remember what Odom did to us years ago? What he did to the Mavs just last season? I think he will at least play a little since he’ll be in L.A. but this guy is scum. This is the guy that tried to fight Blake his rookie year because Blake played hard in the final seconds of the game. This guy only wants to play here because his first choice the fakers can’t get him and he wants to be in L.A. for his stupid wife and their reality shows.

Odom’s got talent and physical gifts seeping out his pores.

However, he’s ALWAYS been a head case. He had the tools to be an All-Star with the Clippers, but he’s his own worst enemy.

If he comes to the Clips, I doubt it’d be as a starter. Apparently he had dinner with VDN, so hopefully that’s been made clear.

He could also be waived upon trade, but then you’d only get 6mil back off the cap. Amnesty Gomes, and that gives you 10.

But that would cost Sterling 6mil to do that.

Sterling is not going to pay 6 million to save 10. PLUS, you still haven’t filled the void of K-Mart, and you’re going to have to overpay for a quality big man. You could spend that 10 and still not bring back someone with Odom’s skillset.

One has to imagine that a trade for Odom would be predicated on retaining him, and then using the MLE to lure a quality veteran who is duped into believing that Odom somehow makes the Clips contenders.

He doesn’t.

However his 8mil, and Gomes’ 4mil come off the books for 2013. Which might save the Clips from some luxury tax woes if they max out CP3 and the Professor (Griff).

If CP3 bolts, they retain a lot more headroom to work with to rebuild the roster.

Remember, not only will you have to overpay in salary for a big man on the unrestricted market, but you’ll also have to overpay in commitment.

By retaining Odom and signing a swan-song MLE deal to a ring-hungry veteran, you could make a grounds that you’re improving the roster while keeping options over for next season’s mess.

Odom at center would be a significant offenseive threat, and that threat could keep teams from doubling on Griffin. He could shoot well from outside, like Kaman did, and that outside shooting could open up the floor for both Paul and Griffin. He can shoot free throws.

And even though he is a little thin for a center, Odom still will defend much better than Jordan.

They’d have to ban all the Kardashians from the building.

If Dallas wants to go lateral, do it. Dont chase a third party to take up the salary unless it scores a pick.

I think Odom would be great for us if he shows up. It could be really nice if he makes the Olympic team with Blake and they win a Gold together then come into the regular season with some chemistry already established and their heads on straight.

Odom is a multifaceted player than can play all 5 positions. He can pass, he can shoot, he can grind it out. Whatever happened in the past is water under the bridge, his abilities provide us more immediate benefits than Mo Williams at the same rate. It is an upgrade for us, and it gives Dallas a PG after Kidd leaves. It’s win-win. If Cuban wants salary relief, he can buy out Mo himself.

But fact of the matter is, from a basketball point of view Lamar Odom is perfect as our 6th man. He can play 3-5 and if you’re really desperate, the 1.

Elton Brand is also perfect as a backup 4 if he gets amnestied and we can score him for a bid under $5m.