Background
Osman was born in Republic of Macedonia to an ethnic Turkish father and a Bosnian mother.
Osman was born in Republic of Macedonia to an ethnic Turkish father and a Bosnian mother.
He mainly plays the small forward position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard if needed. Early years He has an older brother Dzaner who is also a basketball player. 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 2011-2012 season to TB2L team Pertevniyal Istanbul.
In the summer of 2012, Osman signed a professional contract with Anadolu Efes.
National Basketball Association On June 25, 2015, Osman was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2015 National Basketball Association 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. Club honours.
