I told ya’ll! Dude is BACK!
With Odom back in the fold the Lakers would have their top five scorers and top four rebounders from the 2009 championship on the roster to begin the title defense. The only significant loss is forward Trevor Ariza, who left to sign a contract with the Houston Rocketsafter the Lakers signed former Rocket Ron Artest.
J.A. Adande and Marc Stein are NBA reporters for ESPN.com. ESPN’s Shelley Smith contributed to this report.