The 2018 NBA Manifesto
Cedi Osman
SF - 6’8, 215lbs - 23 years old - 1 year of experience
Cedi Osman had a good rookie season and should have gotten more minutes.
When he came into the game, he embodied the very things the Cavaliers missed for so much of the season, and at times so painfully. He was very active, primarily, with plenty of energy and motion, particularly on defence. He lacks for elite athleticism and still needs to get stronger, yet Osman has enough size, lateral speed and footwork to rotate properly and timely defensively, and has good hands and reads to boot. Feel free to start listing all the Cavaliers players this season of whom that can be said. Osman largely limits himself offensively to running and spotting, but then, so should most wings when playing alongside LeBron James. And as a weakside shooter, Osman did pretty well all year.
This is not to say that Cedi was especially good. Being a high-IQ unselfish player who moves about, competes on defence, cuts, catches and shoots is a good combination, but it is the combination of a role player. Osman was not asked to create anything at any point, and nor has he ever shown that he really could. He was also never asked to defend any opposing star wings of any great calibre for more than incidental stretches. And the same problem applies there.
Nevertheless, Osman showed some good signs as a rookie. The draft pick, the contract, they all convey onto him an expectation of decency. And it’s there. Cleveland need to use it more next time.
Player Plan: Two years and $5,682,143 remaining, all guaranteed. Keep indefinitely.
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SF - 6’8, 215lbs - 23 years old - 1 year of experience
Cedi Osman had a good rookie season and should have gotten more minutes.
When he came into the game, he embodied the very things the Cavaliers missed for so much of the season, and at times so painfully. He was very active, primarily, with plenty of energy and motion, particularly on defence. He lacks for elite athleticism and still needs to get stronger, yet Osman has enough size, lateral speed and footwork to rotate properly and timely defensively, and has good hands and reads to boot. Feel free to start listing all the Cavaliers players this season of whom that can be said. Osman largely limits himself offensively to running and spotting, but then, so should most wings when playing alongside LeBron James. And as a weakside shooter, Osman did pretty well all year.
This is not to say that Cedi was especially good. Being a high-IQ unselfish player who moves about, competes on defence, cuts, catches and shoots is a good combination, but it is the combination of a role player. Osman was not asked to create anything at any point, and nor has he ever shown that he really could. He was also never asked to defend any opposing star wings of any great calibre for more than incidental stretches. And the same problem applies there.
Nevertheless, Osman showed some good signs as a rookie. The draft pick, the contract, they all convey onto him an expectation of decency. And it’s there. Cleveland need to use it more next time.
Player Plan: Two years and $5,682,143 remaining, all guaranteed. Keep indefinitely.
