What Odom provided the Lakers off the bench from 2008-11 was astounding. Having a point forward coming off the bench and giving them 30 quality minutes on a nightly basis made the Lakers a difficult team to slow down. Over that time period, Odom was amongst the league leader's in plus/minus ratio.
Jamison isn't used to coming off the bench on a championship-caliber roster, while Odom thrived under those conditions.
Although Odom was a train wreck in Dallas last year, he won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011, his final season with the Lakers.
Jamison has only been out of the first round of the playoffs once in his career, and that was back in the 2005 playoffs when he was a member of the Washington Wizards.
The Lakers will be judged based upon their postseason success, as their goal is to win a championship and anything short of that would be considered a disappointment.
There is no denying the fact that Jamison has had an excellent career in the NBA. Since being drafted in 1998, Jamison has averaged 17.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists on 45 percent shooting.
Odom was drafted a year later and has averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3,9 assists on 46.5 percent shooting.
Based solely upon those stats, it is evident that Jamison has been the better scorer but has been outdone by Odom in every other area.
Jamison's scoring average doesn't tell the whole story because he hasn't been necessarily efficient while scoring those points. The ex-Tarheel has averaged 16.6 shots per game, meaning he averages 1.03 points per shot
On the other hand, Odom has been able to average his 14.2 points on just 11.4 attempts per ga...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
