Dallas Mavericks Assign Lamar Odom to NBA D-League Affiliate Texas Legends
March 2, 2012 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, March 2, 2012 - The Dallas Mavericks today assigned forward Lamar Odom to the Texas Legends, the Mavericks' NBA Development League affiliate. The assignment marks the 41st time an NBA player has been assigned to his NBA D-League affiliate during the 2011-12 season and is the first assignment for Odom in his 13 year career.
Odom (6-10, 230, Rhode Island) has appeared in 32 games, four starts, for the Mavericks this season, averaging 7.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 21.4 minutes. He has missed the team's last three games due to personal reasons.
The 2011 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, Odom was traded to the Mavericks from the Lakers prior to the start of the 2011-12 NBA season. He has appeared in 861 NBA games, averaging 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds for his career. A two-time NBA Champion with the Lakers (2009, 2010), Odom played with the USA National Team in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Originally selected with the fourth overall selection of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, Odom was selected to the NBA's All-Rookie First Team in 2000 and played in the NBA Rookie Challenge that same year.
Mavericks fans can stay in step with Odom, who is expected to join the Legends today and be available when the team hosts the Austin Toros tomorrow at the Dr. Pepper Arena by logging onto nba.com/futurecast to watch all of Frisco's games live, online, for free.
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