Lamar Odom is the second best player on the Lakers. Odom is Phil Jackson’s new ‘Scottie Pippen’ as he can do it all on the court and could be the main man if Kobe were forced to miss some time. Odom has averaged 15.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.1 blocks per game over his NBA career. Odom also is a good three-point shooter which adds to his value on the offense.

Brian Cook is the back-up for the Lakers. Cook is a good 3-point shooter (39.6% for career) and he can play closer to the rim when the team needs him to. Cook hasn’t gotten much playing time so far in his career, as he only has averaged 16.3 minutes per game. Cook has averaged 6.7 points & 3.1 rebounds per game over his career.

Ronny Turiaf is the #3 power forward entering the season. Turiaf didn’t get to play much last season as he was still recovering from heart surgery. Turiaf is a banger when he gets to play and looks like he may be a good rebounder. For his short NBA career, he has averaged 2.0 points & 1.6 rebounds per game.