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 team, and therefore more often overlap each other.
Forward-center came into the basketball jargon as the game evolved and became more specialized in the 1960s. In fact, the 5 positions on court were origi...
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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 team, and therefore more often overlap each other.
Forward-center came into the basketball jargon as the game evolved and became more specialized in the 1960s. In fact, the 5 positions on court were originally known only as guard, forward and center, but it is now generally accepted that the 5 primary positions are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center.
Typically, a forward-center is a talented forward who also came to play minutes at center on teams that needed help at that position. Or the player could be a somewhat floor-bound center, under seven-feet tall at the NBA level, whose skills also suit him to a power forward position, especially if that team does have a better center. One such player is Marcus Camby...
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