Lamar Odom

 Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Odom was a part of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the winner of championships in 2010 and 2009 2011. In addition, he was recognized as the NBA Sixth Man-of-the Year in the year 2011. In high school, Odom was awarded Parade's national player of the year award in 1997. He was a college basketball player for the University of Rhode Island, earning all-conference honors during his only season with the Atlantic 10 Conference before turning professional. Odom was selected as the fourth pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in the following year. It was during his four seasons with the Clippers, however, that he was twice suspended for violating the league's anti-drug policy. As a restricted free agent, he then signed with the Miami Heat, where he played the 2003-04 season before being traded to the Lakers. Odom was a seven-year player for the Lakers before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. The career of the player slowed after the trade. He was traded again to the Clippers in 2012, and was also a player briefly in Spain in 2014.