According to sources Lamar Odom has agreed to a new four-year deal worth up to $33 million with the Los Angeles Lakers.

“He makes us a much, much stronger team,” Kobe Bryant said

Odom said he has always wanted to return to Los Angeles, and he’s excited to play with Ron Artest.

“I always wanted to come back because we won the championship,” Odom said. “I’m playing for the biggest brand in the world. And I’m playing with the most fluid, talented center in the world in Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum’s coming back and of course Kobe Bryant.

“But to now get an opportunity to play with Ron Artest, a guy I’ve known 16 years, it means a lot. I told Ron Ron a few weeks ago I couldn’t walk away. I still had to fight. Everytime negotiations didn’t go the way I thought, I just took a step back, like them pulling the offer off the table, I just knew I had to fight.”

With Odom back, the Lakers have to be the favorites to win it all. The Cavaliers are a close second, but even with Shaq they can’t compete with all the talent in Los Angeles.