Cedi Osman
 Osman with the Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Turkish Basketball League Euroleague | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 8, 1995 Ohrid, Macedonia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish / Macedonian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015: 2nd round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cedi Osman (born April 8, 1995) is a Macedonian-born Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball League. He mainly plays the small forward position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard if needed.
Professional career
Early years
Osman was born in Republic of Macedonia to an ethnic Turkish father and a Bosnian mother.[1] He has an older brother Dzaner who is also a basketball player.[2] He started playing basketball with KK Bosna in 2001. He moved to the Anadolu Efes junior team after his outstanding success with KK Bosna in 2007. Due to his paternal Turkish background he was immediately naturalized as a Turkish citizen due to Turkey's right of return laws and represents the Turkish National Team.
Anadolu Efes
Osman signed a youth team contract with Anadolu Efes in 2007. He played for the junior, star and youth teams of Efes. He was loaned for the 2011–12 season to TB2L team Pertevniyal Istanbul. In the summer of 2012, Osman signed a professional contract with Anadolu Efes.
NBA
On June 25, 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 for the draft rights to Tyus Jones that same night.[3]
Honours
Club honours
- Senior club honours
- Turkish Cup champion: (2015)
- Turkish Basketball President's Cup champion: (2015)
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Anadolu Efes | 13 | 0 | 11.6 | .436 | .524 | .400 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2014–15 | 27 | 7 | 19.3 | .397 | .303 | .667 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | |
| Career | 40 | 7 | 16.8 | .405 | .356 | .629 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
References
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (June 18, 2015). "Cedi Osman NBA Draft Scouting Report and Video Breakdown From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/#ixzz3e9YODxti http://www.draftexpress.com". DraftExpress. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Özcan, Dilay (September 29, 2014). "Cedi Osman Nam-ı Diğer "Jedi Knight" !" (in Turkish). gazetebilkent.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Cedi Osman and Rakeem Christmas from Minnesota". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
External links
- Cedi Osman at draftexpress.com
- Cedi Osman at eurobasket.com
- Cedi Osman at euroleague.net
- Cedi Osman at tblstat.net
- Cedi Osman on Facebook
- Cedi Osman on Twitter