Cedi Osman makes move to Panathinaikos in Greece after seven NBA seasons

Osman has officially signed with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos, club owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos announced on Instagram, according to EuroHoops.com. Despite rumors linking Osman to Real Madrid and potentially taking on a similar role to Guerschon Yabusele with the Spanish giants, the deal never came to fruition. Instead, Osman will be making his way to Athens to join Panathinaikos.

Osman had hoped for a guaranteed NBA contract, but one was never offered. He was rumored to have a camp invite from the Lakers, but Los Angeles already has 15 guaranteed contracts on the books.

It's a little surprising no team did step up because Osman showed in his six seasons in Cleveland, plus last season in San Antonio, that he can fit as part of an NBA forward rotation. Last season with the Spurs, he averaged 6.8 points a game and shot 38.9% from 3 in 72 games. While he's a minus defender, he fits in a bench role, is under 30, has good size (6'7"), and it seemed someone would make an offer.

That works out for Panathinaikos, which is coached by Ergin Ataman, who is Osman's national team coach with Türkiye. That is rumored to be part of how the deal to go to Greece came together.