Turkish players Turkoglu, Okur, Ilyasova, and even Kanter are all Turkish players who have performed well in the NBA.
The editor brings you another young player from Turkey.
Cedi Osman, who has been called a rising star in Turkey.
Cedi Osman, born on April 8, 1995 in Ohrid, Macedonia, is a Turkish professional basketball player who serves as a small forward and plays for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers.
Chinese name Chedi Osman
Foreign name Cedi Osman
Nationality Turkish/Macedonian
Height 2.03 meters / 6 feet 8 inches
Weight 98kg/215lbs
Draft 2015 second round 31st selected by the Cavaliers
Osman was born in a minority family in the Republic of Macedonia, and his father was of Turkish ethnicity.
His mother is of Bosnian ethnicity in Serbia, and his mother and older brother were both former basketball players.
In 2001, Oslo, who was only 6 years old, began to train basketball for the KK Bosna Royal Youth Team.
In 2007, their family moved to Istanbul, and because of his father’s Turkish identity, Oslo joined the Turkish nationality and began to represent the Turkish youth team.
In 2011, as a representative of Turkish players, Osman participated in the Jordan Classic and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals.
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In 2014, Osman represented the Turkish team in the U20 European Basketball Championship, averaging 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, led the Turkish team to win the championship, and was elected MVP of the tournament.
In the 2014-15 season, Osman played for Anadolu Efes in Turkey, played 27 games, averaged 18.7 minutes per game, scored 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
47.1%, 30.3% three-pointers, helped the team reach the top 8 of the Champions League.
In the 2015 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 31st overall pick and used the 31st overall pick to select Cedi Osman.
However, Osman did not immediately join the NBA, but stayed in Turkey to continue playing.
In the 2016-17 season, Cedi Osman played for the Anatolian Efes team.
In the Turkish League, Osman averaged 10.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game; in the Champions League, Osman averaged 7.1 points per game and made 34% of his three-pointers.
In the summer of 2017, the Cavaliers signed a three-year rookie contract worth $8.3 million with Osman, and the Turkish star officially joined the NBA.
In order to land in the NBA, the Cavaliers and Osman himself jointly borne the $1 million buyout fee.
On February 10, 2018, the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles 123-107 in an away game. Cedi Osman made an excellent start in the game and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on 6 of 9 shots.
As a rookie, Osman averaged 3.9 points and 2 rebounds for the Cavaliers this season.