shooting guard
noun
: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a deal with unrestricted free agent shooting guard Damyean Dotson, league sources tell cleveland.com. 
Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2020 Draft compensation is a point of contention for the Nets, who also want to send away shooting guard Joe Harris — who is recovering from left ankle surgery — and his remaining $38.6 million owed over the next two years, sources said. BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022 The 33-year-old sharp-shooting guard made five 3s, scored 26 points and rallied the Golden State Warriors to a 102-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2021 Sheppard plays on Midwest Basketball Club with four-star Indiana point guard commit Gabe Cupps and four-star shooting guard Rayvon Griffith, who has pledged to play for Cincinnati. The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2022 The Balkan connection has been strong for the Bulls all summer — the pair linked up with fellow Serbian Nikola Jovanović to train during the offseason, and Vučević helped recruit shooting guard Goran Dragić to Chicago during free agency. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 But, offensively, Simons has a chance to thrive in McCollum’s former shooting guard role, as well as picking up point guard duties when Lillard is out of the game. oregonlive, 30 June 2022 The cream of the crop, according to NBA free agent shooting guard rankings this offseason? Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022 Star shooting guard tweaked his left hamstring with less than 5 minutes to play in Monday’s blowout loss in Dallas. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2020 Draft compensation is a point of contention for the Nets, who also want to send away shooting guard Joe Harris — who is recovering from left ankle surgery — and his remaining $38.6 million owed over the next two years, sources said. BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022 The 33-year-old sharp-shooting guard made five 3s, scored 26 points and rallied the Golden State Warriors to a 102-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2021 Sheppard plays on Midwest Basketball Club with four-star Indiana point guard commit Gabe Cupps and four-star shooting guard Rayvon Griffith, who has pledged to play for Cincinnati. The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2022 The Balkan connection has been strong for the Bulls all summer — the pair linked up with fellow Serbian Nikola Jovanović to train during the offseason, and Vučević helped recruit shooting guard Goran Dragić to Chicago during free agency. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 But, offensively, Simons has a chance to thrive in McCollum’s former shooting guard role, as well as picking up point guard duties when Lillard is out of the game. oregonlive, 30 June 2022 The cream of the crop, according to NBA free agent shooting guard rankings this offseason? Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022 Star shooting guard tweaked his left hamstring with less than 5 minutes to play in Monday’s blowout loss in Dallas. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
- in principle
- in print
- in private
- in pro
- in production
- in profile
- in progress
- in proportion
- in proportion to
- in propria persona
- in prospect
- in public
- in pursuance of
- in pursuit of
- in quantity
- in querpo
- in quest of
- in question
- in quick succession
- in quotes
- in rapid succession
- in re
- in reach
- in reaction to
- in readiness