Lamar Calls Dr. Buss, Presses One to Continue in English

by DexterFishmore on Jul 18, 2009 1:57 PM PDT in Editorial

Thank you for calling the Los Angeles Lakers. Please listen carefully to the following options, as they have recently changed.

Press '1' to order tickets for the upcoming season.

Press '2' to be connected to the team store.

Press '3' to re-sign as a free agent.

Press '4' if you are Smush Parker.

You may press '0' at any time to return to the main menu.

Lamar Odom called Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in a [sic] effort to restart negotiations with the team, KCAL-TV's Jim Hill reported.

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KCAL-TV reported that Odom was attempting to rebuild any bridges burned by [Odom's agent Jeff] Schwartz.

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this must mean that odom really wants to stay here

why else would he call? the heat put an offer on the table and he could have taken it if he wanted to but he didn’t.

by Adamas on Jul 18, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

Exactly..

As I had said earlier If he wanted to he would of went to another team. The issue is that he is just following his agent’s advice.

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Jul 18, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I know.

Trying to rebuild bridges burned by his agent. How many times have I heard that before. Agents can really get in the way sometimes.

I remember a baseball player one time ( think it was Ivon Rodriquez ) who without his agent knowing went into the front office and said he wanted to stay and try to work something out.

Come Odom and the Lakers front office. Let’s get this thing ironed out.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

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2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant

by weazel on Jul 18, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions

sign him!!

by RudeMood19 on Jul 18, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions

If it doesn't go down in the next 48 hours...

There’s nothing major on the sports docket so Lamar’s signing stands to get significant headline treatment, regardless of which team he goes with. I can’t see this stretching past Monday.

He’s due one more round of negotiations, with the Heat making their final bid and Buss putting the Lakers’ deal back on the table along with a slight sweetener (maybe). Then, LO has to decide.

Or, he’s worn out his welcome.

Everybody is tired of this, and a good negotiator has to know when time is up.

The only thing I worry about is Portland now screwing things up. Even if they don’t get Odom to sign, angering Buss to the point of losing him — thus weakening the Lakers — would be a bonus for them and would cost them nothing.

by LakersForDeuce on Jul 18, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions

press 4 if you are smush parker….LOL

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 7:11 PM PDT reply actions

ROFLMFAO

i laughed for like 10 min straight when i read that

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by Davone_Is_BessT on Jul 18, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions

i wonder what smush would hear at the other end after pressing 4

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

A dial tone

by UnleashTheMamba on Jul 20, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions

What is our replacement

what is our replacement for lamar if we dont get him. leon powe? this is a must sign. if we dont get him, things are going to have to change. jordan farmar and sasha vujacic are going to have to drastically improve from last season. Drastically. Andrew Bynum is going to have to get healthy because when he was healthy right before he got injured he was fantastic. 17 and 10 plus 3 block guy. Ron Artest’s transition is going to have to be as smooth as possible. All those things dont neccesarily have to go right if we just sign lamar.

by jv52yankees on Jul 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-odom19-2009jul19,0,2136246.story

So the 4 yrs/$36M wasn’t guaranteed, which was why Odom didn’t like the deal.

The Lakers’ offer before it was removed was for four years at $9 million a season. But only three years of the deal were guaranteed.

The Lakers held the option for the fourth season and had guaranteed Odom $3 million if they decided to buy him out.

The Lakers also offered Odom a three-year deal that would have paid him $10 million a season.

Calls to Odom from teammates Derek Fisher on Thursday and Kobe Bryant on Wednesday failed to settle the issues.

by intuitive on Jul 18, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions

lol damn ure quick

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions

beat me by a minute

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions

;)

by intuitive on Jul 18, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions

after reading that, i get the feeling he’s going to miami.

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

i dont

hes obviously wanting the money. lakers can offer more. i think its up to buss to offer the same k again and see if lamar takes it.

Bills make me wanna SHOUT!

by silverstreak3k on Jul 18, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

well i hope so. i’m crossing my fingers and checking to hear news of his decision, every day, several times a day.

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

and i heard

that the heat only wanna guarantee him till 2012, so thats three years. why not get the 9 mil a year instead of the mle. just doesnt add up.

Bills make me wanna SHOUT!

by silverstreak3k on Jul 18, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2009/07/like-the-facebook-status-of-a-girl-angry-at-her-boyfriend-free-agency-its-complicated.html

by chaucer on Jul 18, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions

what odom really wants

whatr the chances buss took the deal off the table cuz odom insisted on being paid in snickers bars?

by wickedskillz on Jul 19, 2009 3:32 AM PDT reply actions

dang

no news coming out lately about lamar im guessing.

Bills make me wanna SHOUT!

by silverstreak3k on Jul 19, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2009/07/19/2009-07-19_ron_artest_tells_lamar_odom_to_meet_him_in_la.html

Now that he’s a Laker, Queensbridge product Ron Artest is lobbying for the defending NBA champs.

The former St. John’s star says he has reached out to fellow Queens star Lamar Odom, who has yet to re-sign with L.A. and turned down a four-year, $36 million offer. And Artest thinks their home-borough connection will do the trick.

by intuitive on Jul 19, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions