Can the Los Angeles Lakers repeat without Lamar Odom?

Odom has a new offer in form of a "package" for 5 years worth 35 million dollars from the Miami Heat. Last year Odom made 14.1

Denying all that money to Ariza was the right move and the Lakers stood their ground, but are they being a little cheap in this negotiations?

Odom has a new offer in form of a "package" for 5 years worth 35 million dollars from the Miami Heat. Last year Odom made 14.1

Denying all that money to Ariza was the right move and the Lakers stood their ground, but are they being a little cheap in this negotiations?

Master_Live

It will be tough. Artest is an upgrade over Ariza (IF and big IF, he's content being someone who might only get 10-12 shots a game), but there's no replacement for Odom. Luke Walton would be the likely person to get his minutes. He's a solid role player, but has nowhere near the skill set of Odom. I think if everyone plays the way they did in the playoffs they won't even get past Denver or SA, but if Bynume can play like he was before his injury, and NOT like he did in the playoffs, that may be able to counter Odom's loss. With that being said i haven't been following the contract offers that closely, but my understanding is that LA is offering a 3 year deal, while Dallas and Miami is offering 5 years. It would be hard to turn that down, We'll see

Probably not if Bynum and Gasol dont' step up their game big time. Still, at this stage it is difficult to imagine life without Odom for LA since he has been such a big part of the Lakers as we know them now. My question for now is if they do end up letting Odom go, who are they going to bring in to replace him? Not to say Walton couldn't develop further and come into his own but Odom's departure would signify such a hugh change for LA, I am personally not too sure Walton is ready for it yet.

Lamar Odom is fool's gold. He's too inconsistent. Yes, the Lakers can repeat without him. You still have Kobe/Gasol/Artest---it's a good start. :)

The lakers did it without shaq so what makes the people that voted no that the lakers can't do it without him?Soulja_West

I look at it as they traded Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom for Ron Artest. Now is Artest as good as those two players combined. No, so do they repeat? maybe, but it will be harder, especially with an improved Orlando, Cleveland, Boston, and San Antonio WadeFan

It'll be hard for the Lakers if they can't keep Odom. There's going to be a big void on their bench. They'll have to try to strike gold in the free agency pool to fill his void, or somehow have the younger players step up.Yagr_Zero

I'm not to worried about losing Odom, hopefully Powell and Walton can step it up with added minutes, add Artest and I think L.A. will be ok. They need to get Bynum going though.

no..but artest is a better defender..it could work out though