Cedi Osman

Player

Birthday April 8, 1995

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Ohrid, Macedonia

Age 28 years old

Nationality Macedonian

Height 2.01 m

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1950

This made him just the 9th Cavaliers player ever to join the 500+ 3 point club.

On July 6, 2023, Osman was traded to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team trade with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Osman was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey.

1995

Cedi Osman (born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He plays the small forward position.

Osman was born in Ohrid, Macedonia, modern-day North Macedonia to a Turkish father and a Bosniak mother (from Novi Pazar, Serbia).

He has an older brother, Caner, who is also a basketball player.

2001

He started playing basketball with KK Bosna'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 Turkey men's national basketball team.

2007

In 2007, Osman signed a youth team contract with Anadolu Efes after his outstanding performance at KK Bosna.

He played for the junior, star, and youth teams of Anadolu Efes.

2011

He was loaned for the 2011–12 season to the Pertevniyal of the Turkish Basketball First League, which was at the time the farm team of Anadolu Efes.

He played at the following tournaments with Turkey's junior national teams: the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2012 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, where he won a bronze medal and was named the Most Talented Player, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he also won a gold medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team and selected as the MVP.

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

2012

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

2014

With Turkey's senior national team, he has played at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, EuroBasket 2015, and the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

2015

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

His draft rights, along with those of Rakeem Christmas and a future draft pick, were then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for the draft rights to Tyus Jones that same night.

2017

On 18 July 2017, Osman signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

2018

On 9 February 2018, Osman played 38 minutes in a 123-107 Cavaliers victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

He contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting while notching 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

The Cavaliers made it to the 2018 NBA Finals, but lost 4-0 to the Golden State Warriors.

2019

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

2020

Osman became engaged to Ebru Şahin, a Turkish actress in September 2020.

They were married in July 2022.