Starting power forward Lamar Odom will miss the first week or two of the season with a shoulder injury. This will hurt the Lakers big time as Odom is Kobe Bryant’s only real help on offense. Odom played in 56 games last season and he averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. Ronny Turiaf will start in Odom’s place until he’s ready to return. Turiaf played in 72 games (1 start) for the Lakers last season and he averaged 5.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Turiaf will do a decent job of playing defense and rebounding until Odom can return but the Lakers offense will suffer a little bit.