Dallas Mavericks Part Ways With Lamar Odom

[key2win]

Odom done playing for Mavericks - Yahoo! Sports

Who would have thought that the Lakers got the better of that deal? Odom was never really the same when he was first traded to the Hornets. I can see him coming back to the Lakers for nothing next season.

DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks and Lamar Odom are done with each other.

The NBA's reigning Sixth Man of the Year and the defending NBA champions who are trying to make sure they get back to the playoffs made it clear Monday that the partnership is over after an underwhelming 50-game stint.

[jwgreen68]

Wow! It's very rare that a player of Odoms caliber is given his walking papers before the season ends.

[key2win]

Odom ending in Dallas after exchange with Cuban - Yahoo! Sports

Mark Cuban says Lamar Odom wasn't committed to the Dallas Mavericks.

In his first public comments since Odom and the team parted ways, the Mavericks owner said Tuesday night that it was time to move on.

Cuban acknowledged the end came after Odom's four uninspired minutes Saturday night at Memphis. At halftime, Cuban asked Odom like he had several times previously if the player was ''in or out'' with the Mavs.

In what became an angry exchange, Cuban said Odom told him to quit playing games. That response gave the owner his answer.

Asked if that was the first time he noticed Odom not being focused to play, Cuban responded it wasn't, but said ''the first 17 times'' he tried to help him and turn it into a positive.