ball handler
noun
: a player who controls the ball in any of various games
especially
: a player who is skilled at handling the ball (as in basketball)
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The Knicks are down two ball handlers and staring down one of the most grueling final stretches in the league.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Without two primary ball handlers, the Kings offense turned isolation heavy in crunch time.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander is easily Oklahoma City’s most reliable ball handler and free-throw shooter, and Minnesota couldn’t keep the ball out of his hands in the final 20 seconds of regulation.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Most of his seven legitimate attempts were clean looks on pull-ups, including one in transition and four as the pick-and-roll ball handler, as OKC chose to go under screens and live with Edwards' attempts.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Without two primary ball handlers, the Kings offense turned isolation heavy in crunch time.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander is easily Oklahoma City’s most reliable ball handler and free-throw shooter, and Minnesota couldn’t keep the ball out of his hands in the final 20 seconds of regulation.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Most of his seven legitimate attempts were clean looks on pull-ups, including one in transition and four as the pick-and-roll ball handler, as OKC chose to go under screens and live with Edwards' attempts.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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“Ball handler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20handler. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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