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http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13332
Lamar Odom: Is It Too Late?
By: Eric Pincus Last Updated: 7/15/09 4:46 PM ET
Assuming the Los Angeles Lakers cut guard Sun Yue before August 1st, they are
committed to 12 players for the 2009/10 season at a total payroll of $83.8
million.
Add in some $13.9 million in luxury taxes and the Lakers are on the hook for
$97.8 million.
Making an offer to free agent forward Lamar Odom took significant
deliberation between General Manger Mitch Kupchak and the Buss family.
Faced with the prospect of record overhead and a much tighter profit margin,
owner Dr. Jerry Buss was quoted by Kupchak as saying, "But we're so damn
competitive."
In giving Odom a chance to make at least $27 million over three years, the
Lakers felt they were doing the right by Lamar while making the sound
basketball decision despite the exorbitant cost.
Unless the Utah Jazz match Paul Millsap's offer sheet and the Portland Trail
Blazers turn their attention to Lamar, the Lakers may be the only team with
bidding power.
A $34 million Mid-Level Exception deal over five years from a team like the
Miami HEAT, still isn't close to what the Lakers have offered (even with the
state tax advantage in Florida - although that perk would be on just half
Lamar's salary, road games are taxed locally)
Odom's reluctance to take what the team considers a generous offer has led to
a stalemate. For now the Lakers have taken it off the table and are
considering other options.
Strictly from a financial point of view, it makes sense to go after a veteran
like Joe Smith with a minimum contract despite the drop down in talent.
Smith is an experienced defender who could help behind Andrew Bynum and Pau
Gasol even if it's a net loss on the floor considering Lamar's versatility.
Odom at an $8 million starting salary would cost $16 million with tax and tip
the total payroll to $113.8 million.
Smith at the veteran's minimum would up L.A.'s payroll to $99.4 million.
Buss was willing to authorize that additional $14.4 million but to a player
who takes that as an insult?
In truth, average salary hasn't been an issue for some time. The debate has
always been about years.
It took some time to get L.A. to three years but they got there. Odom's camp
wants five.
Five years would make Odom the lone Laker under a guaranteed contract in
2013/14, with recently signed Ron Artest owning a player option. Committed
$10 million to a 35-year-old Odom when the team may be embarking on a rebuild
is not a consideration.
Four years for Odom may be workable with Andrew Bynum's $16.1 million on the
team's option and just Luke Walton and Artest locked in for a combined $13.1
million - although adding in near $10 million for Odom could hamper L.A.'s
ability to reload.
There's a good chance the Lakers lock down Kobe Bryant until the end of the
2014 season but Odom doesn't exactly have Bryant's cachet.
It comes down to the same decision the Boston Celtics had to make on James
Posey a year ago. They offered three years and Posey wanted four. Boston
passed and never found a suitable replacement.
Even without Kevin Garnett, would the Celtics have lost Game 7 to the Orlando
Magic if Posey was defending Hedo Turkoglu (25 points and 12 assists)?
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Posey ended up struggling in New Orleans, ultimately having surgery to repair
a meniscus tear, but the Celtics may have given up a chance to win now
because of distant financial concern in four year's time.
Odom is looking at his peers including Turkoglu, Ben Gordon, Andersen Varejao
and Andrea Bargnani (via contract extension) who were all recipients of big
dollars and years from their respective teams.
Lamar is coming off a championship run.
There's no black and white answer. The Lakers and Dr. Buss aren't getting
outbid by a team with cap space. With revenue projections taking a dive next
year, the tax bill will only climb.
Odom has had a mixed career as a Laker with unreached potential as a star
dogged by inconsistent play . . . but Lamar has always been also a positive
voice in the locker room. This year he accepted a demotion to the bench but
was such a key part of the rotation, he was just as responsible for the
championship as any starter.
In the end, there remains a viable chance the saber rattling ceases and both
parties hash out a compromise.
If not, finding a sign-and-trade could be quite difficult. The Lakers will
only take the perfect combination of players back both in talent and price.
The Chicago Bulls aren't likely to give up both Kirk Hinrich and Joakim Noah.
The Charlotte Bobcats aren't going to package Raymond Felton and Boris Diaw.
Rumors of a Miami offer including Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers appear
to be nothing more than internet chatter.
For now, Kupchak will explore the options but instead of giving Odom leverage
via sign and trade, Mitch is more likely to explore minimum options like
Smith, Drew Gooden (a stretch at the price?) or Brian Skinner.
The end of this story hasn't been written but the desire remains on both
sides to get something done.
Unfortunately for Lamar, the Lakers are the team with the spending power.
Once Dr. Buss moves on, there may be no turning back and Odom could end up
in a similar position as Trevor Ariza . . . signing for less money in a
smaller market with a diminished chance at a second title.
(You can follow Eric Pincus on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/EricPincus.)
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