Once again it’s on!

Josh Smith (left), Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia (not pictured) need some help in the Hawks' frontcourt, now not later. The Help Wanted sign has been up for months. HAWKSVILLE - You disappear for 10 days (or at least try), and you expect things to change a little bit. And they did, in many places. Lamar Odom finally rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers, making them the odds on favorite to defend their title with both he and Ron Artest in the mix with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Tyson Chandler (Charlotte) and Emeka Okafor (New Orleans) traded places, each giving their new teams an interesting jolt as well as some financial flexibility (now for the luxury tax-strapped Hornets and in two years for the on-the-market Bobcats). It’s hard to tell who made out better, though pundits from both cities - John DeShazier in the Big Easy and Scott Fowler in Charlotte - are claiming victory, proof that there bi-partisan punditry extends all the way to the NBA. Hakim Warrick was tossed aside by ...