playmaker
noun
play·mak·er
ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 
: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
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With Green at the five, Golden State can switch every action defensively while having an offensive playmaker at every position.
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Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
But if Kaufman-Renn shows up as a playmaker and Purdue’s shooters hit weakside jumpers, the Boilermakers can give Houston a real fight.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Julius Randle has slowly gained traction as a playmaker alongside new teammates.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
This season, Bueckers has sacrificed a tiny bit of scoring to become more of a playmaker, dishing out 4.9 assists a night, her most since her freshman campaign.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
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Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
But if Kaufman-Renn shows up as a playmaker and Purdue’s shooters hit weakside jumpers, the Boilermakers can give Houston a real fight.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Julius Randle has slowly gained traction as a playmaker alongside new teammates.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
This season, Bueckers has sacrificed a tiny bit of scoring to become more of a playmaker, dishing out 4.9 assists a night, her most since her freshman campaign.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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