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point guard

NOUN
basketball position
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Luke Kennard’s emergence as an emergency point guard was a late-season revelation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

They gutted out the win with a point guard, Mike Conley, who had once been buried so far on the depth chart that the Timberwolves traded him away and reacquired him this season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“He literally negates people from even shooting the ball,” marveled San Antonio point guard De’Aaron Fox.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

General manager Raegan Pebley noted that Plum wants to play point guard more often this season, and she will have to do that often when she and Atkins are on the court together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“I want to be the starting point guard and team captain.”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick