{"id":72377,"date":"2024-04-08T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=72377"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:45:50","slug":"san-antonio-spurs-free-agent-would-love-to-come-back-cedi-osman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/08\/san-antonio-spurs-free-agent-would-love-to-come-back-cedi-osman\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Spurs Free Agent &#8220;Would Love to Come Back&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although he has only been with the San Antonio Spurs for one season, small forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/osmande01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedi Osman<\/a> is hoping to extend his stint with the team. Osman, who will hit unrestricted free agency this summer, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2024\/04\/spurs-notes-osman-wembanyama-k-johnson.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expressed his desire to return to San Antonio<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Although he cautions that \u201cit\u2019s a business,\u201d Osman adds that he has \u201cbuilt a great relationship here with everyone and would love to come back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, Osman has talked about being &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/rumor\/cedi-osman-open-to-returning-to-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">really happy<\/a>&#8221; playing for the Spurs:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cChanging teams and coming to a brand new team, it\u2019s been a good change for myself,\u201d Osman said. \u201cI\u2019m really happy I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Spurs acquired Osman in a three-team trade in July 2023. In his first season with the team, the 29-year-old is averaging 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A season-high night for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cediosman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cediosman<\/a> with 17 PTS and 5 REB \ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrostBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FrostBank<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sponsored?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#sponsored<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkhzQmWxgf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fkhzQmWxgf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spurs\/status\/1727036645076295771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>San Antonio Spurs Free Agent &#8220;Would Love to Come Back&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Cedi Osman Has Some Fans Within the Spurs Franchise<\/h3>\n<p>It appears Osman&#8217;s desire to return to San Antonio is a mutual feeling between members of the franchise. Head coach Gregg Popovich labeled Osman &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/rumor\/2817609\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a team favorite<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe\u2019s kind of a team favorite,\u201d Popovich said of Osman. \u201cHe\u2019s a lot of fun. He gets in the game and none of us really know what he\u2019s going to do, but he\u2019s going to be active and aggressive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonestr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tre Jones<\/a> has talked about how much he enjoys playing next to Osman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/sports\/spurs\/article\/cedi-osman-open-returning-spurs-19390008.php\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what he means to the team<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI like playing with Cedi a lot,\u201d point guard Tre Jones said. \u201cHe is someone that knows the game, thinks the game at a high level. He is also a competitive guy, always wants to win and do everything he can to help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been on teams that have made runs in the playoffs early in his career,\u201d Jones said. \u201cHe has been around winning cultures, so he knows what it takes to win basketball games.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>What Cedi Osman Brings to San Antonio<\/h3>\n<p>Despite only being 29 years old, Osman is the longest-tenured NBA player on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/01\/san-antonio-spurs-lose-2-starters-for-season-due-to-injuries-jeremy-sochan-devin-vassell\/\" target=\"_self\">Spurs<\/a>. Additionally, the seven-year NBA veteran is the only player on the team (who is on a standard contract) with NBA Finals experience. This experience is always important for any NBA team. Additionally, on the court, Osman has been a reliable bench option. He is a good scorer who has become more efficient at shooting from beyond the arc. This season, Osman is shooting a career-high 38.9% from beyond the arc. Furthermore, he is a high-energy player and a decent defender.<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Even though he has been with the Spurs for less than a year, it seems like a good fit already. The organization appears to be fans of Osman&#8217;s presence, and the former Cleveland Cavaliers forward has publicly said he wants to return. For an exciting and young team like the Spurs, keeping Osman on board is a good idea for their young stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although he has only been with the San Antonio Spurs for one season, small forward Cedi Osman is hoping to extend his stint with the team. Osman, who will hit unrestricted free agency this summer, recently expressed his desire to return to San Antonio: Although he cautions that \u201cit\u2019s a business,\u201d Osman adds that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":71547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,1608,9,62,3],"tags":[1715,204,1823],"class_list":["post-72377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spurs","category-basketball","category-cavaliers","category-nba","category-news","tag-cedi-osman","tag-gregg-popovich","tag-tre-jones"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}