Lamar Odom reached out to Luke Walton to express interest in joining his staff with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Odom has been in and out of rehab after facing a near-death experience at a Las Vegas brothel in 2015.
Odom and Walton were teammates on the Lakers from 2004 until 2011.
“Lamar would be great,” said Walton. “Anyone who knows Lamar, when he’s right, he is one of the most likeable people they’ve been around. He has a great knowledge of the game and has a great way of communicating with people.”
Odom originally shared his interest with joining Walton’s staff in an interview on Monday with TMZ. The possibility of Odom joining the Lakers at this point doesn't seem realistic.
Walton currently has an associate head coach (Brian Shaw), four assistants (Jesse Mermuys, Brian Keefe, Mark Madsen, Theo Robertson), an advanced professional scout (Casey Owens) and director of basketball strategy (Clay Moser).
