Why did odom get traded from LA Lakers?

Answer 1

Lamar Odom requested a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. He was originally traded to the New Orleans Hornets in the Chris Paul trade but David Stern rejected the trade and Odom was a Laker again. He was unhappy that the team had traded him and felt like his services were unwanted and so with his disgruntled feelings, he was sent the next day to the Dallas Mavericks.