Cedi Osman (born April 8, 1995) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association(NBA). He plays the small forward position.
Early years
Osman was born in Macedonia to an ethnic Turkish father and a Bosniak mother (from Novi Pazar, Serbia).[1][2] He has an older brother, Dzaner, who is also a basketball player.[3] He started playing basketball with KK Bosna‘s youth teams in 2001. In 2007, he moved to Anadolu Efes‘ junior teams after his outstanding performance at KK Bosna. Due to his paternal Turkish background, he was immediately naturalized as a Turkish citizen, as per Turkey’s right-of-return laws. He has also represented the Turkish national basketball team since then.
Basketball 