Cavs Player Grades: Cedi Osman starts well, then cools off some

In the 2020-21 campaign, it was a tough go for Cleveland Cavaliers wing Cedi Osman. He was able to start off well for the Cavaliers in a move to a bench role, but after an opening heater, Osman struggled mightily to find a rhythm.

Last season, Osman on the year had 10.4 points per contest, which was alright on the surface it appeared. Unfortunately, he hit just 30.5 percent of his three-point attempts, which was by far a career-low for him, and in his fourth season, that was disappointing.

It wasn’t all on Osman, though, as he was adjusting to a new role, with Isaac Okoro then often as Cleveland’s starting 3, and Osman’s minutes as the season wore on became more inconsistent. That was part of the reasoning for him being off for much of the season, and throughout the season, there was variance with his role, too.

At times, Osman was relied on as even a de facto primary playmaker, and in other instances, he was seemingly more of an on-ball player than he should’ve been. There were again some inconsistencies, as a result, and as the season wore on, he at times had DNPs, so realistically, it wasn’t all on him.

This season, Osman’s year didn’t end out very well, and there were again several DNPs, which was odd, in my opinion. In plenty of occasions this season, Osman did give the Cavaliers a lift in a more set role as mostly a bench catch-and-shoot player, and energy wing.

Nonetheless, it didn’t end out well for Osman, who was out of the rotation at times, and his shooting did tail off, which was tough to see, given how he did give Cleveland a lift numerous times throughout the season.

So how did he grade out on the season, then?

We’ll take a closer look at that here from Osman, in our latest edition of Cavs Player Grades.

Let’s start with the offensive end for Osman, who recently turned 27.