Cedi Osman came into 2018-19 as a relative unknown for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
His rookie season in 2017-18, he was relegated to the bench behind a guy named LeBron James, and even in times when Osman was getting meaningful minutes, James’ presence still seemed to keep Osman’s impact relatively minimal.
After James’ departure, pictures surfaced on Twitter of Osman working out with James, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard, among others.
Simply put, Osman knew he had a chance to play starter’s minutes and he was going to take advantage (the original tweeted picture of Osman’s workout crew was courtesy of ESPN’s Marc J.