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A basketball position is a role played by a player on a basketball team. There are physical attributes and related skills associated with the different positions. The 'front court' players (center and forwards) are typically larger and play a more physical game, while the 'back court' players ...
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| x Point guard |
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Chauncey Billups | 10 | Dan Dickau |
Point guard (PG), also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position -- essentially, they are expected to run the...
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| Shaun Livingston | 5 | Keyon Dooling | |||
| Petteri Koponen | 8 | Deron Williams | |||
| Keyon Dooling | 13 | Steve Nash | |||
| Derek Fisher | 14 | Shaun Livingston | |||
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| x Shooting guard |
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Michael Jordan | 16 | Predrag Stojaković |
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score...
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| Kobe Bryant | 5 | Cuttino Mobley | |||
| Acie Law IV | 11 | Jose Juan Barea | |||
| Rudy Fernández | 22 | Michael Redd | |||
| Marco Belinelli | 7 | Kyle Lowry | |||
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| x Small forward |
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Joakim Noah | 50 | Michael Sweetney |
The small forward, or, colloquially, the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall. The...
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| Carl Landry | 7 | Andrea Bargnani | |||
| Thaddeus Young | 7 | Shawn Marion | |||
| Jermareo Davidson | 3 | Caron Butler | |||
| Alando Tucker | 5 | Josh Smith | |||
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| x Power forward |
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Ben Wallace | 30 | David West |
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
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| Rasheed Wallace | 13 | ||||
| Larry Bird | 77 | Vladimir Radmanović | |||
| Milovan Rakovic | 50 | Emeka Okafor | |||
| Yi Jianlian | 9 | Kenny Thomas | |||
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| x Center |
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Ben Wallace | 10 | Joel Przybilla |
The center, colloquially known as the five or the pivot, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. A typical...
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| Rasheed Wallace | 12 | Radoslav Nesterović | |||
| Aaron Gray | 99 | Earl Barron | |||
| Spencer Hawes | 1 | Samuel Dalembert | |||
| Marc Gasol | 13 | Patrick O'Bryant | |||
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| x Point forward |
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LeBron James |
Point forward is an unofficial playing position in basketball for those who share the attributes of both a point guard and a forward.
A point forward is usually described as a forward (either a small forward or a power forward) who possesses the...
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| x Swingman |
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Ralph Simpson | 5 | Earl Clark |
Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward (3) and shooting guard (2) positions, and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions.
The "swingman" concept first came into vogue in...
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| Derrick Byars | 11 | Gilbert Brown | |||
| Wilson Chandler | 20 | C. J. Anderson | |||
| Barbara Turner | 11 | B. J. Raymond | |||
| Katie Smith | 3 | Brian Walsh | |||
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| x Tweener |
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A tweener in basketball is a term, sometimes used derisively, for a player who is able to play two positions, but is not ideally suited to play either position exclusively, so he/she is said to be in between. A tweener has a set of skills that do...
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| x Forward-Center | David Lee | 21 | Maurice Sutton |
Forward-center is a basketball position for players who play or have played both forward and center on a consistent basis. Typically, this means power forward and center, since these are usually the two biggest player positions on any basketball...
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| Tony Massenburg | 12 | Raymond Sykes | |||
| Bo Outlaw | 35 | Trevor Booker | |||
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 12 | Alfred Aboya | |||
| Charles Jones | 44 | James Diefenbach | |||
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| x Guard | Jerry Smith | 30 | Scottie Haralson | ||
| Shea Ralph | 55 | Kyle Bailey | |||
| Chris Tiu | 15 | Kemba Walker | |||
| Greg Paulus | 24 | Craig Austrie | |||
| Austin Ainge | 2 | Donnell Beverly | |||
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| x Forward | James L. Jones | 21 | Stanley Robinson | ||
| Reggie Love | 4 | Jeff Adrien | |||
| Damone Brown | 45 | John Lindner | |||
| Rebecca Lobo | 5 | Ater Majok | |||
| Jasper Johnson | 33 | Gavin Edwards | |||
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