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Odom headed to Besiktas during lockout

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom will join Besiktas Istanbul during the lockout.

Sportando.net reports that Odom, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2010-11 willthat already includes New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams.

Besiktas originally had targeted Brook Lopez, who decided against playing overseas. Odom instead became their target.

ESPN.com reports that Odom will join the Istanbul-based team as early as next week if the NBA lockout continues. Their first target, ESPN.com reported, was.

Sportando reports that Odom will make about $2 million during the contract.  

Odom averaged 14.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 32.2 minutes per game for the Lakers last season.

Report: Talks resume in hopes of saving Christmas Day games

First, Ken Berger of CBS Sportsline reported that attorney Jim Quinn, who helped broker a deal to end the 1998-99 NBA lockout, had involved himself as a go-between in an attempt to perform a similar service in this year’s lockout.

Now, Yahoo!Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, citing league sources, reported on Wednesday that talks between the NBA and the players had resumed, though no details were available. Here’s a link to his report: .

According to Wojnarowski, the talks began on Tuesday and were ongoing, as of Wednesday afternoon. He described them as a last-ditch attempt to save the Christmas Day games as part of a shortened season.

These are not negotiations, per se. Rather, they are settlement talks pertaining to the lawsuit the players have filed against the NBA.

Either way, talking is a good thing, but fans should remain skeptical. We’ve gotten excited about perceived breakthroughs several times over the last couple of months, only to be disappointed.

TP vows to finish season in France if NBA season canceled

Spurs guard Tony Parker is sounding more like a businessman the longer he stays with ASVEL Villeurbonne.

Parker told Basketactu.com that he will  for the rest of the season if the NBA is canceled because of the lockout.

And he also plans to make a bid for French forward Boris Diaw if the lockout continues. Diaw hasn’t chosen to go overseas, but has hinted he might join Parker if the season is wiped out.

Parker has been successful since beginning with his team. His team is playing in the 2011 Eurocup as he’s won MVP of the month and week since joining the team. 

As the lockout continues, Parker is becoming more engrossed with his French team.

He will return to the Spurs as soon as the lockout ends, but it sounds like he’s busy with his own team.