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Omri Casspi

オムリ・カスピ　/　おむり・かすぴ

Basketball player from Israel

June 22, 1988 (age 37)　・　Yavne, Israel

basketball player

My Take

I have a soft spot for the first one through any door, and Omri Casspi is precisely that. The first Israeli ever drafted in the first round, taken 23rd by the Sacramento Kings in 2009, this 206 cm forward from Yavne carried a whole country's hopes into the NBA. The points and rebounds matter less to me than the path he cleared. Being the trailblazer is lonely work, scrutinised in a way later arrivals never quite are, and he did it while making his homeland part of the story. Casspi did not just play in the league; he widened what young Israeli players could imagine for themselves, and that legacy outlasts any stat line.

Overview

Omri Moshe Casspi (Hebrew: עומרי משה כספי; born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but also played at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, making him the first Israeli to be selected in the first round of an NBA draft.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Omri Casspi
Name (Japanese): オムリ・カスピ
Reading: おむり・かすぴ
Born: June 22, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Yavne, Israel
Blood type: Private
Height: 206 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/omricasspi18/
Xhttps://x.com/Casspi18
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94

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