With Pau Gasol out for a few games to start the season due to a hamstring injury the Lakers have inserted Lamar Odom into the starting lineup at power forward. He has started 3 games so far this season for the Lakers and he has averaged 12.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 39.3 minutes per game. The depth of the Lakers has been damaged due to Gasol’s injury but at least they have a player the quality of Lamar Odom to pitch in.