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Basketball Position table
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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...
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| x name | x image | x Players | x Player Roster Position | x article | |
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| x Point guard |
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Chauncey Billups | 10 | Dan Dickau |
Point guard (PG), also called the one 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 team's...
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| Shaun Livingston | 5 | Keyon Dooling | |||
| Petteri Koponen | 0 | Aaron Brooks | |||
| Keyon Dooling | 3 | Steve Francis | |||
| Derek Fisher | 8 | Deron Williams | |||
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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 | 13 | Maurice Ager | |||
| Acie Law IV | 5 | Cuttino Mobley | |||
| Rudy Fernández | 11 | Jose Juan Barea | |||
| Marco Belinelli | 22 | Michael Redd | |||
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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 cardinal 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...
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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 | 31 | Malik Rose | |||
| Larry Bird | 13 | Alexander Johnson | |||
| Milovan Rakovic | 14 | Jason Smith | |||
| Yi Jianlian | 10 | Vladimir Radmanović | |||
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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 on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. A typical NBA...
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| Rasheed Wallace | 12 | Radoslav Nesterović | |||
| Aaron Gray | 30 | Earl Barron | |||
| Spencer Hawes | 13 | David Harrison | |||
| Marc Gasol | 1 | Samuel Dalembert | |||
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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 and shooting guard positions; and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions.
The "swingman" concept first came into vogue in the late...
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| Derrick Byars | 11 | Gilbert Brown | |||
| Wilson Chandler | 20 | C. J. Anderson | |||
| Barbara Turner | 11 | B. J. Raymond | |||
| 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 | |||
| 33 | Gavin Edwards | ||||
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