Just as I was ready to write another follow-up and say set a deadline for him, Lamar Odom finally came to his senses, and signed to stay with the Lakers.  I can’t fault him for exploring other options, or that he wasn’t in the optimum position to maximize his income, but his inability to make a decision, and getting a pitiful performance from his agent have cost him.  Jeff Schwartz not returning Lakers contacts while negotiating with other teams is simply bad business.  In the end, Odom could have been signed a long time ago, not lost any luster in Lakers fan’s, or his owner’s  eyes, and had $36-million dollars over four years, instead of the $33-million he ended up with.  In the end, L.O. has lost, but he’s not a loser, and fortunately neither are the reigning champs, but this process took a lot of unnecessary and unfortunate turns.  I’m glad he’s still a Laker; I think he will be too.