Sources: Lamar Odom top sixth man

Lakers forward Lamar Odom has won the Sixth Man of the Year Award, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com.

There is a 3 p.m. PT press conference scheduled for the presentation on Tuesday afternoon.

Odom averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and three assists per game while shooting 53 percent from the field, the highest shooting mark of his 12-year career.

The only requirement to win the award is for a player to come in as a reserve more games than he starts. Odom started 35 games and entered off the bench in 47.

When a player is in the playoffs and is in line to win one of the NBA's annual awards, the league will often schedule the press conference prior to what could potentially be the team's last home game so that there can be an additional presentation of the award in front on the player's home town fans.

Odom is the first player in Lakers history to win the award since it started being presented in 1983. He finished sixth in the voting in 2010.