point guard

NOUN

basketball position

Synonyms

WEAK

playmaker point point man point player

Example Sentences

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But outside of his low-key, three-fingered, 3-point celebration, the 29-year-old point guard is quiet and business-like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Curry, a point guard for the Golden State Warriors, is one of the most well-known names in the sport today.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

When point guard Jeremy Lin went from a bench warmer to an improbable star during a two-week stretch in 2012, Mamdani said he was glued to a screen at his college in Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Kidd soon became a head coach, and after stints in Brooklyn and Milwaukee and two years as a Lakers assistant, Cuban hired the former point guard in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The closest thing I have to a friend down here is Tyrell Waters, a junior point guard at nearby Weequahic High School.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben