power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Neither veteran defenseman Cam Fowler nor power forward Mason McTavish played Sunday, and both were missing from Tuesday’s practice, as was industrious winger Robby Fabbri.
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
The 6'10 power forward, who is already one of the best bully-ball players in the league, is now given ample space to assert himself as just that, and should defenses decide to send double-teams his way, his court vision is strong enough to spot the open man, and quickly.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The trade: Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns' nine-year tenure in Minnesota is over after the team traded him to the New York Knicks in exchange for another all-NBA level power forward, Julius Randle, as well as Donte DiVincenzo, a sharpshooter and aggressive defender.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
The Nuggets and their starting power forward expressed mutual interest Thursday in completing a contract extension.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
The 6'10 power forward, who is already one of the best bully-ball players in the league, is now given ample space to assert himself as just that, and should defenses decide to send double-teams his way, his court vision is strong enough to spot the open man, and quickly.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The trade: Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns' nine-year tenure in Minnesota is over after the team traded him to the New York Knicks in exchange for another all-NBA level power forward, Julius Randle, as well as Donte DiVincenzo, a sharpshooter and aggressive defender.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
The Nuggets and their starting power forward expressed mutual interest Thursday in completing a contract extension.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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