Omri Casspi’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Sports (Basketball – NBA)
  • Age: 31
  • Birth Place: Holon, Israel
  • Height: 2.06 m (6′ 9″)
  • Weight: 225 lbs (102 kg)
  • Marital Status: Married (Shani Ruderman)
  • Full Name: Omri Moshe Casspi
  • Nationality: Israeli
  • Date of Birth: June 22, 1988
  • Ethnicity: Sephardic Jewish and Moroccan-Jewish
  • Occupation: Professional Basketball Player
  • Education: Elitzur Yavne, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, and Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Children: 2 (Sarai and Adam)

In June 2011, together with a first-round pick, Casspi was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for J.J. Hickson who played the center and forward positions.

In February 2017, DeMarcus Cousins along with Omri Casspi got traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Langston Galloway, Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, as wells as the first and second-round draft pick of the year. Casspi broke his right thumb after he scored 12 points in the 129-99 loss against the Houston Rockets. On February 25, he got waived by the Pelicans after getting ruled out for approximately five weeks.

Casspi signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in March 2017. In July 2017, he signed with the Golden State Warriors. He was able to post his 17th career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 112-97 win against the Dallas Mavericks. He then posted a season-high 19 points and 10 rebounds in a win against the Phoenix Suns. However, since he was injured, the Warriors waived him to make room for Quinn Cook who was on their playoff roster.

He eventually signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2018-19 season. However, he suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee and needed surgery. Because of this, the Grizzlies waived him on February 7.

Casspi eventually played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed a three-year deal with the team after playing with the NBA for ten seasons.

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