Mavericks sign Odom from Lakers

The Dallas Mavericks have signed forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Lakers, the reigning NBA champions said on Sunday.The prospect of trading the two-time NBA champion had been criticised by Los Angeles’ top player Kobe Bryant but still went ahead. Odom was the top reserve on the Lakers roster and was given the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.The Mavericks said in a statement that the versatile 32-year-old arrived along with a 2012 second round draft pick and other second round considerations for 2013, while the Lakers gained a ‘protected first round pick’.Last week Dallas traded center Tyson Chandler to the New York Knicks while the Lakers were blocked in their bid to bring in Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets.