The year was 1999. Lamar Odom was the fourth pick in the NBA Draft, joining a young Los Angeles Clippers team which had just won a horrendously low nine games in the Lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. Whilst the arrival of Odom only resulted in a 15 win season for the severely talent-deprived Clippers, things were starting to look up for LA's other team.
The following season the Clips scored swingman Darius Miles with the third pick in the draft and followed that up in 2001 by winning the ultimate lottery prize in stud power forward Elton Brand (all three are pictured above). Thus led the path back to respectability -- it was an exciting time to be a Clipper.
Odom showed what type of all-round performer he could be in his early years in the league. A 6'10" swingman, capable of handing and dishing the ball, shooting the three and pulling down a power forward's share of rebounds is a rare commodity anywhere in the world. So it was no surprise that Odom was highly ...
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Lamar Odom,
Darius Miles,
Elton Brand,
Khloe Kardashian,
Maurice Williams,
Chris Paul,
Blake Griffin,
Caron Butler,
DeAndre Jordan
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets
TEAMS: Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets
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