Lamar Odom

Position	Forward
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
League	NBA
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Jersey	#7
Born	November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) (age 28) South Jamaica, New York
Nationality	American
College	Rhode Island
Draft	4th overall, 1999 Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	1999–present
Former teams	Los Angeles Clippers (1999–2003) Miami Heat (2003–2004)
Awards	All-Rookie First Team (2000)
Official profile	Player Info

Olympic medalist
Lamar Odom in a Lakers/Bucks game, December 6, 2005.
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Bronze	2004 Athens	National team

Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently starts at power forward for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers.

In 1997, Odom was the #1 ranked High School All-American in the US, and had earned a good reputation among basketball scouts for his excellent ball-handling and passing ability despite his size (6 foot 10 inches (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.