Romero Osby (born May 7, 1990) is an American former professional

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player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the

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. He played

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for

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and the

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Professional career

Osby was selected with the 51st overall pick by the

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in the

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. In July 2013, he joined the Magic for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 27, 2013, he signed with the Magic. However, he was later waived on October 25, 2013. On November 4, 2013, the

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, the D-League affiliate of the Magic, traded Osby's rights to the

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. On January 22, 2014, he was waived by the Red Claws due to a season-ending shoulder injury. In July 2014, Osby re-joined the Orlando Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League. He later signed with the

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of the

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for the 2014–15 season on July 25. After being ruled out for four months in late November with another shoulder injury, Le Mans and Osby finally parted ways on January 5, 2015. On February 5, 2015, he was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws. On April 20, 2015, he signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On May 29, 2015, he parted ways with Indios de Mayagüez. On July 28, 2015, he signed with the French club JSF Nanterre. He left Nanterre after appearing in four league games, and on October 21, 2015, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israel. On December 7, 2015, he left Rishon LeZion and signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat for the rest of the season.

References

External links

NBA D-League profileNBADraft.net profile
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