Cedi Osman has been putting in work this offseason

Cedi Osman has been working hard to take on a bigger role with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Cedi Osman has been putting in a lot of hours into improving before his second NBA season, a season in which he’s expected to take a major step forward in the wake of LeBron James’ departure.

In this video, you’ll be able to see Osman working on his ball-handling, splitting the pick-and-roll, shooting off-the-dribble and knocking down spot-up threes above the break and at the corners.

Enhancing his ability to do damage in those four areas, the four current pillars of his offensive game if you will, is going to put Osman in position to be a reliable playmaker for the Cavaliers.

An ability flashed throughout the 2017-2018 season.

Last season, Osman would often be seen working on his ball-handling package with Cavs former player development coach Phil Handy. Osman isn’t Kyrie Irving or Chris Paul as a ball-handler but as a point-forward, Osman’s ability to make plays off-the-dribble is a necessity.

As far as his outside jumper, shooting 36.8 percent from three in the regular season was probably a bit better expected. However, since his days with Anadolu Efes, where he shot 35.6 percent from three over four seasons and shot at least 38.0 percent from three in two of those seasons, Osman has shown his outside shooting potential.

According to NBA.com, Osman made 37.2 percent of his catch-and-shoot three-point attempts and 45.5 percent of his pull-up two-point attempts (33.3 percent of his pull-up threes).

He scored 0.91 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, converting 52.2 percent of his field goal attempts.

Despite being a rookie, he would grade in the 76th percentile as a pick-and-roll ball-handler; only a quarter of the players in the category performed better.

A naturally gifted athlete at 6-foot-8, 215 pounds and who can consistently play suffocating defense against guards and wings, depending on the level that Osman’s offensive game explodes, he could help transform the low expectations for the team.

The “Jedi” averaged 3.9 points per game last season (12.7 points per 36 minutes) but given his efficiency, a true shooting percentage of 57.7 (which could be correlated to him taking 3.0 attempts per game), him averaging 12.0-15.0 points per game in a starting role next season is a realistic possibility.

Particularly if he keeps working on his game and working with the best small forwards in the league.

*Unless otherwise referenced, stats gathered from www.basketball-reference.com