Lakers Extended Training Camp Invite To Cedi Osman

The Los Angeles Lakers extended a training camp invitation to guard/forward Cedi Osman, who instead opted to sign with Greek club Panathinaikos, per Nikola Miloradovic of Eurohoops.

The Lakers, however, did not make a guaranteed offer to Osman. Several other NBA teams showed an interest, sources told Hoops Wire. He was also deep in talks with Spanish club Real Madrid before heading to Greece.

Osman, 29, is 6-foot-7 and appeared in 72 games with the San Antonio Spurs last season, averaging 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting 47.9 percent from the field. Before that, he spent six years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging no less than 10.5 points from 2018-22.

Osman, 29, is 6-foot-7 and appeared in 72 games with the Spurs last season, averaging 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting 47.9 percent from the field. Before that, he spent six years with the Cavs, averaging no less than 10.5 points from 2018-22.

He was originally selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round (31st pick) of the 2015 NBA Draft, then immediately traded to the Cavs. He remained overseas for his first two professional seasons, with Turkish club Anadolu Efes, before joining Cleveland in July 2017.

He signed an extension with the Cavs two years later, then was part of a three-team trade with the Spurs and Miami Heat last offseason. That deal sent Osman and forward Lamar Stevens (and a 2030 second-rounder) to San Antonio, a 2026 second-rounder to Miami, and guard/forward Max Strus to Cleveland.

Osman appeared in 476 regular-season games during his seven years in the NBA, averaging 9.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists.

The Lakers are coming off a 47-35 season in which they lost in the first round of the playoffs. They remain one of three teams that have not signed an outside free agent to a standard contract (joining the Cavs and reigning champion Boston Celtics).