Cedi Osman

Anadolu Efes (2011–2017)

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

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2023)

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.^[7]

On 18 July 2017, Osman signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[8] 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.

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.^[9]

On 26 October 2019 Osman signed a contract extension with the Cavaliers.^[10] On 22 March 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.^[11]

San Antonio Spurs (2023–2024)

On 6 July 2023 Osman was traded to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team trade with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.^[12]

Panathinaikos (2024–present)

On 7 September 2024 Osman signed a one-year deal with the reigning EuroLeague and Greek League champions Panathinaikos.^[13] On 9 April 2025, Osman agreed upon a two-year contract extension with the defending EuroLeague champions, worth 3.3 million euros. On April 15 of the same year, the deal was made official.

On May 6, 2025, Osman was the deciding player in Panathinaikos' quarterfinal game 5 75-67 win over Anadolu Efes, scoring 28 points, more than a third of his team's total tally, and collected 8 rebounds.^[14]

On March 14, 2026, he was named the Most Valuable Player for Round 31 of the 2025-2026 EuroLeague Regular Season. He had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.^[15]

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 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.

Senior national team

After playing with the junior national teams of Turkey, Osman became a member of the senior men's Turkish national basketball team. With Turkey's senior national team, he has played at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, EuroBasket 2015, 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, EuroBasket 2017, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, EuroBasket 2022, and EuroBasket 2025.^[16][17]

Lastly, he was the captain of the Turkish National Team in the EuroBasket 2025 and was one of the noteworthy players of the tournament. Cedi Osman made 29 successful three-points shots and became the tournament's top three-point shooter, was also selected for the "All-Star Second" team.^[18] He finished the tournament with an average of 16 points per game. While playing the entire of the final game against Germany, he scored 23 points, but couldn't prevent the loss Turkey.^[19]

NBA

EuroLeague