Former NBA champion Lamar Odom has opened up about his rise and fall in his latest tell-all Netflix docuseries, Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom. The Lakers alum spoke about his marriage and divorce to Khloe Kardashian, his lifelong addiction struggles, and his relationship with his two children.Odom, 46, has an estimated net worth of $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.At one point, he confessed to marrying Khloe to be a part of the Kardashian lifestyle:“Part of the deal was that, ‘If I’m gonna marry you, f**k it. I want in [on the celebrity lifestyle] too. I’m already Lamar Odom, and I’m just watching how she lives and their lifestyle. I’m like, ‘I know this is where I wanna be.’ Like, ‘This is how I wanna live.’ I think that was like a power trip for me, ‘cause you took the power I had [as an NBA player], and then Kardashian power. When you add ‘em… But I wasn’t really ready for all that power.”However, Khloe recalled in the documentary that her ex-husband chose his addiction over her and wanted a divorce. Despite the rollercoaster marriage, she stood by him when he had a near-fatal overdose at a Nevada brothel in 2015 and spent months at the hospital.Kardashian shared feeling betrayed and angry when she caught him relapsing with crack at his home after getting released from the hospital.Meanwhile, Lamar Odom’s adult kids, Lamar Jr. (LJ) and Destiny, recalled seeing their dad in a coma and saying their goodbyes before he made a miraculous recovery. He shares them with his first wife, Liza Morales, who also made an appearance on the documentary.Here’s how Lamar Odom became a multi-millionaireLamar Odom was born and raised in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York City. He had a difficult childhood with his mother succumbing to colon cancer when he was 12 and his father becoming a heroin addict.Regardless, Odom became a basketball star at all three high schools he attended and was recognized by Parade, winning the 1997 Player of the Year and All-American First Team.He lost his scholarship to University of Nevada when he was arrested for soliciting prostitution and tampering with his ACT score. A year later, Lamar Odom enrolled at University of Rhode Island and played one season before he was picked in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.In fact, his versatility earned him a place in the NBA All-Rookie First Team and drew an annual salary worth $2.4 million. Until 2003, Odom stayed with the Clippers and his salary rose to $3.5 million. However, they soon dropped him due to drug violations, only to be picked up by the Miami Heat for a yearly salary of $9.9 million.For the next seven seasons (2004-2011), Lamar Odom was at the peak of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where his lowest and highest salaries were $7.5 million and $14.2 million, respectively. In fact, he played with NBA legends Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal and was part of the Lakers’ winning teams in 2009 and 2010. The following year, Odom was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.Lamar Odom saw a decline in his career when he was let go by the Lakers and picked up by the Dallas Mavericks. Despite his $7.1 annual salary, he raised concerns for his poor on-field performances, multiple suspensions for violations, substance abuse, and DUI arrests. While the Clippers briefly took him back for the 2012-13 season for $8.2 million, Odom couldn’t back a comeback. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAfter a short-lived stint with the New York Knicks for less than a season and barely making any money, Lamar Odom retired from the NBA in 2014. By then, he had earned a whopping $115 million from his entire career.According to Celebrity Net Worth, like most famous athletes, Odom, too, made millions from brand endorsements and TV appearances, including Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which documented his 2009 wedding to Khloe Kardashian.Later, the former couple also starred in their own reality TV show, Khloe & Lamar (for two seasons), which she says was “very much led by” him. The Good American founder shared in her ex-husband’s brand-new documentary:“I was spread really thin. I also didn’t really want it to jeopardize the family brand… I thought there were so many Kardashian shows. But I also wanted to do what made him happy, and he was so excited about it.”Lamar Odom added:“Someone was a genius. Reality TV, whoever brought that up… Trickery. Foolery.”The marriage ended in 2016.Today, Lamar Odom runs two nonprofit rehab facilities, including Odom Recovery Group and Odom Wellness Treatment Center across California. He also occasionally plays in celebrity boxing matches and invests in real estate.