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Every game they play will be a bullpen game, with the team counting on a patchwork of openers, swingmen and relievers to register 27 outs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

They also have young swingmen De’Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish, as well as a pair of second-round picks they hope will develop into solid NBA guards, Skylar Mays and Sharife Cooper.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021

But that was not even general enough for the NBA's position-less direction with swingmen on the backcourt/frontcourt border.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2018

With swingmen Kawhi Leonard and Stephen Jackson injured, the Spurs were left with nine players to dress for a nationally televised game on TNT and Stern in a furious, disciplinary mood.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2012

When Trevor Ariza balked at the same offer he received from Houston and was gone, one of the game’s greatest swingmen took his spot for at least the next two seasons.

From Washington Post