Swingman

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Basketball Positions
	Point guard
	Shooting guard
	Small forward
	Power forward
	Center
Additional Positions
	Swingman
	Point forward

Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions.

The "swingman" concept first came into vogue in the late 1970's and early 1980's, when star players such as George "Iceman" Gervin defied traditional pigeonholing into the 2 or 3 position.^{[citation needed]}

The best swingmen use their "in-between" height and athleticism to exploit defensive mismatches: they will run past bigger players, and post up or shoot over smaller players. Michael Jordan, although he defined the prototypical shooting guard, was another notable swingman as was his teammate Scottie Pippen and some of the most famous players in the NBA today are natural swingmen, including All-Stars Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Paul Pierce, Peja Stojakovic, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Redd

Other notable swingmen include Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks, Desmond Mason of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies, Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers, Jason Richardson of the Golden State Warriors, Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks, Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs, and Morris Peterson of the Toronto Raptors.

Along with the swingman, another fusion position is the point forward, a player that combines the skills of point guard and small forward. Scottie Pippen is arguably the most celebrated point forward of all time. Today, LeBron James, Antoine Walker and Lamar Odom are the most notable point forwards.

See also

• Tweener

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