Originally Posted by buddahfan

Odom is not playing power forward.

He is playing the #3

Turiaf now starts at the #4 and with his absence Cook started last night at the #4.

The Lakers put Odom back in the #3 slot, which is where he played when he was with the Heat, in order to minimize the hard physical contact against his left shoulder and hence another possible surgery on his left labrum. I believe he has torn his left labrum on at least two occasions that have subsequently required surgery.