"Odom played the role of scapegoat for angry Lakers fans after L.A. lost to the Celtics in the Finals. He didn't help his cause by showing up at camp out of shape. And he seemed to dig himself an even bigger hole when he criticized Phil Jackson for suggesting Odom might best help the Lakers by coming off the bench this season. In the past few days, Odom has backtracked and said he'd do what was best for the team, but most in the league think it's only a matter of time before the Lakers find a new home for him.  The team spent some time this summer looking at a few deals, but nothing materialized. Look for the Lakers to restart those talks sooner rather than later. Jackson's triangle offense is notoriously hard for recently acquired players to learn, and given Odom's impending free agency, now seems to be the right time to move him.  A Marion-for-Odom swap might make the most sense for both parties involved, though I've heard there's interest in Odom in quite a few cities, including Cleveland, Chicago, New Jersey, New York and Orlando." - Chad Ford

While Lamar Odom claims he's fine being a 6th man, its only a matter of time before he starts getting angry with the organization.  And since he isn't Kobe Bryant, the Lakers wouldn't think twice about trading him to the highest bidder.  There is always the chance that Odom won't cause any problems and everything will be all right, but if it isn't I have some trade scenarios invloving some of the teams interested.

Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks

The only person on either of those teams that I would want for Odom would be Lebron, and thats impossible so I won't even try to come up with a good trade invloving those teams.  Even if we did a 3-way deal there is no way we would get equal value for Lamar.

Chicago Bulls

1) Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmar for Andres Nocioni and Kirk Hinrich

2) Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, and Vladimir Radmanovic for Andres Nocioni, Kirk Hinrich, and Drew Gooden

3) Lamar Odom, Vladimir Radmanovic, and Luke Walton for Andres Nocioni and Larry Hughes

4) Lamar Odom, Vladimir Radmanovic, and Luke Walton for Kirk Hinrich and Larry Hughes

5) Lamar Odom and Luke Walton for Kirk Hinrich and Drew Gooden

6) Lamar Odom and Luke Walton for Andres Nocioni and Drew Gooden

New Jersey Nets

1) Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmar for Devin Harris, Sean Williams, Stromile Swift, and Chris Douglas-Roberts

2) Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmar for Devin Harris, Brook Lopez, and Stromile Swift

Orlando Magic

1) Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmar for Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, and Brian Cook

2) Lamar Odom for Hedo Turkoglu, Tony Battie, and Brian Cook