Lamar Odom had a different feeling about him this summer during the Team USA Basketball mini-camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's always been a fun-loving guy but he just seemed to be at ease for the first time in his life. He had accepted his role as a celebrity on the court as well as of it after a year of married life with Khloe Kardashian, he had just won his second straight NBA championship and he was about to go to Turkey as one of Team USA's two leaders.
Odom performed at a high level during the FIBA World Championships, playing his best two games in the final two rounds in the tournament. In the gold medal game against host nation Turkey, Odom put together a masterful all-around game, scoring 15 points on six-of-eight shooting with 11 rebounds and picture perfect rotations defensively.
Whether his experience has given Lamar a new found confidence in himself or maybe playing all summer long has him in shape much earlier than he usually is this early in the season, there is no denying that Odom has carried over his success to the Lakers so far this season.
