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The Mavs will attempt to trade Odom before June 29. Any team that has Odom on its roster by that date will be responsible for paying him the $2.4 million in guaranteed money he's owed next year. If Dallas can't get rid of Odom in a trade, it will likely waive him and be responsible for paying Odom his guaranteed money. That's something Dallas would obviously rather avoid. ESPN.com

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The source says the Knicks would be "on the top of his list" if Odom became a free agent. "Lamar is big on being comfortable," the source said. "And New York is somewhere he can be comfortable." ESPN.com

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"It definitely won't be the fiasco that it was last year," the Odom source said of the 13-year veteran's approach to 2012-13. "He wants to find a place where he can end his career, and New York is ideal. He's won championships in the past and he wants to win another. And to do it there would be great." ESPN.com

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"One of the things about (Lamar) Odom’s contract is it is a contract that is going to be very desirable because it is a large number with a small guarantee, like (Jerry) Stackhouse’s and like (Erick) Dampier’s deal," Rick Carlisle said. "Those two contract situations turned into (Shawn) Marion and (Tyson) Chandler. Those were two important building blocks to a championship." ESPN.com

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Whether he meant to or not, Carlisle opened the door for speculation that the Mavs could be open to dealing Odom for a player of relevance. It would require packaging him with say, Shawn Marion ($8.6 million next season), for a high-dollar player another team wants to get out from under the contract, for example Pau Gasol in Los Angeles or Amare Stoudemire in New York. ESPN.com

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"Selling L.A." reality show viewers may wonder if any of the featured homes actually sell. Although perhaps not in time for the closing credits, some houses under consideration for the show do find a buyer outside the roving eye of the camera. One home that agent Rebekah Schwartz was promoting to HGTV for its 15 minutes of fame was the Marina del Rey pad that former Laker Lamar Odom rented a few years back. Listed at $1.995 million in January, it closed early this month at $1.825 million. The property previously sold in 2003 for $1.43 million. Los Angeles Times

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Although his stay in Dallas was brief and unpleasant for Mavericks fans, that doesn’t necessarily mean Lamar Odom won’t be able to represent the United States this summer in London. According to USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, Odom is still part of the USA basketball pool of players that could play in this summer’s Olympic Games. Dallas Morning News

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In public, Dallas Mavericks players have been diplomatic when discussing Lamar Odom's failure to compete this season. Their truer feelings came out in a locker room vote Sunday, when they decided not to include Odom in their share of playoff money. A team source confirmed that Odom will miss out on about a $14,000 playoff share. ESPN.com

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"If the Lamar thing would have worked out and if he would have played like the year before when he was the best sixth man, I think we would have had a shot," Dirk Nowitzki said of going deeper in the playoffs. "It would have given us another playmaker, another guy that's long, that can defend and rebound. "But for whatever reason the stuff he was going through off the court was just too much. He couldn't help us the way he wanted, the way we wanted, and we had to move on without him." Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Saturday in retrospect he would still have made the trade for the versatile veteran forward. "I'd do the exact same thing all over," Cuban said. "You go for it. You hit on those things sometimes, and sometimes they don't work. ... He wasn't the first player that didn't work, and he won't be the last." ESPN.com

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Odom left the Dallas team on April 9 and they went on without him, although Dirk Nowitzki said Sunday about Odom: “If the Lamar thing would have worked out and if he would have played like the year before when he was the best sixth man, I think we would have had a shot. It would have given us another playmaker, another guy that’s long, that can defend and rebound. “But for whatever reason the stuff he was going through off the court was just too much. He couldn’t help us the way he wanted, the way we wanted, and we had to move on without him.” Orange County Register

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In public, Dallas Mavericks players have been diplomatic when discussing Lamar Odom's failure to compete this season. Their truer feelings came out in a locker room vote Sunday, when they decided not to include Odom in their share of playoff money. A team source confirmed that Odom will miss out on about a $20,000 playoff share. The defending champions were swept out of the first round of the playoffs Saturday night by the Oklahoma City Thunder and cleaned out their lockers Sunday afternoon. ESPN.com

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"If the Lamar thing would have worked out and if he would have played like the year before when he was the best sixth man, I think we would have had a shot," Dirk Nowitzki said of going deeper in the playoffs. "It would have given us another playmaker, another guy that's long, that can defend and rebound. But for whatever reason the stuff he was going through off the court was just too much. He couldn't help us the way he wanted, the way we wanted, and we had to move on without him." ESPN.com

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Odom was upset that the Lakers had included him in a trade to the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul. When that deal was quashed by NBA commissioner David Stern, Odom asked the Lakers to trade him. Odom's agent, Jeff Schwartz, reached out to the Mavs and Cuban made the deal. But Odom arrived in Dallas out of shape and reeling mentally from leaving Los Angeles and a difficult summer that the included the death of a close cousin. ESPN.com

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Mark Cuban, a vocal critic of NBA players participating in the Olympics, smirked Saturday when asked about that scenario. "Actually, I'd love it," he said. "I couldn't think of anything more perfect. I hope he does make it. It would be a good way to start his comeback." Dallas Morning News

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Derek Fisher said Lamar Odom, his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, has damaged his reputation among fans and NBA teams with his Mavericks flameout this season, but that the forward is working to repair his personal life and is hopeful to return to the league next season. "I'm sure he has (hurt his reputation) and it matters to him," Fisher said. "If he never plays basketball again, personally, I could care less because I want him to be where he needs to be on a personal level. I think he will (play again). I think he wants to. The main thing is just that on a personal level he's in a good space. If that's in place, the basketball part will take care of itself." ESPN.com

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Lamar Odom: being the best basketball player i can possibly be will allow 2 become the next P.Diddy . i know whats fly! Dis the Year . ThecomeBackKid! Twitter

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Lamar Odom: puffs designs name is Sean John. i want the people 2 pick mine! Joseph LaMar or Joseph London. miss that Court ! Olympics here we come USA! Twitter

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The Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars apparel shop inside the American Airlines Center features its own Lamar Odom rack, complete with what has to be around 75 replica jerseys and some other stuff. The sign above the rack reads, "All Odom gear 50 percent off." Doesn't matter. According to the saleswoman working in the store, "We can't give this stuff away" she said. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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However, Jerry Colangelo said Odom reached out to USA Basketball and told them how much he wanted to be on the Olympics. So he remains in the mix and will be invited to camp. However, it still remains unlikely Odom will make the final roster. Sulia

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There's a chance that Colangelo could make even more additions, especially if the injuries continue to mount. It was believed that there were five vacancies in all, but it appears there are four after Colangelo told reporters in Las Vegas on Tuesday that Mavericks forward Lamar Odom is still under consideration. Odom, one of the original finalists, was thought to be out of contention after a tumultuous season in which Dallas deactivated him. Still, sources said it's unlikely that Odom will be on the final roster of 12. SI.com

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