point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

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The team's point guard offered some insight into how the program might change under new leadership. Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024 Drafted in the first round by the Lakers after spending a year at UCLA, Lonzo Ball remains a top point guard when healthy. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 And squeezing into a classroom desk is more comical than a point guard trying to box him out. Mark Long, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024 There are a few notable omissions, however: Jokic, five-time All-NBA First Team Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic, two-time MVP Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, and All-NBA New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point guard 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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