Cedi Osman (born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He plays the

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position.

Early years

Osman was born in

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, Macedonia, modern-day

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to a Turkish father and a

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mother (from

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, Serbia). He has an older brother, Caner, who is also a basketball player. He started playing basketball with

KK Bosna KK Bosna Meridianbet ( bs, Košarkaški klub Bosna Meridianbet) is a professional basketball team based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the most successful Bosnian club of all time, having been the EuroLeague champion by winning the ...

's youth teams in 2001. Due to his paternal Turkish background, he became a Turkish citizen, as per Turkey's right-of-return laws. Since then, he has also represented the

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Professional career

Anadolu Efes (2011–2017)

In 2007, Osman signed a youth team contract with

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independ ...

after his outstanding performance at KK Bosna. He played for the junior, star, and youth teams of Anadolu Efes. He was loaned for the 2011–12 season to the Pertevniyal of the

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, which was at the time the

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of Anadolu Efes. In the summer of 2012, Osman signed a professional contract with the Anadolu Efes senior team.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–present)

On 25 June 2015, Osman was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, by the

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. His draft rights, along with those of

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and a future draft pick, were then traded to the

, in exchange for the draft rights to Tyus Jones that same night. On 18 July 2017, Osman signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On 9 February 2018, Osman played 38 minutes in a 123-107 Cavaliers victory over the

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. He contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting while notching 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. The Cavaliers made it to the

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, but lost 4-0 to the

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. On 25 January 2019, in a 100–94 loss to the

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, Osman scored a career-high 29 points. Four days later, Osman was named a participant for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge as a member of the World Team. On October 26, 2019, Osman signed a contract extension with the Cavaliers. On March 22, 2022, Osman recorded his 500th 3 pointer as a member of the Cavaliers. This made him just the 9th Cavaliers player ever to join the 500+ 3 point club.

National team career

Junior national team

Osman was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. He played at the following tournaments with Turkey's junior national teams: the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 25th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, which was held in the Czech Republic, from July 28 to August 7. Croatia won the title for the third time ...

, the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 29th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania and Latvia from 9 to 19 August 2012. Spain were the defending champions. The top 5 teams ...

, the 2012

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, where he won a bronze medal and was named the Most Talented Player, the

2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 30th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Latvia, from 18 to 28 July 2013. Croatia were the defending champions. Turkey became the new ...

, where he won a gold medal, and at the

2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 17th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition was played in Crete, Greece, from 8 to 20 July 2014. The winners were Turkey. To win the title they beat Spain with a score o ...

, where he also won a gold medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team and selected as the

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Senior national team

After playing with the junior national teams of Turkey, Osman became a member of the senior men's

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. With Turkey's senior national team, he has played at the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 ...

, and the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Personal life

Osman became engaged to Ebru Şahin, a Turkish actress in September 2020. They were married in July 2022.

References

External links

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