frontcourt
noun
front·court
ˈfrənt-ˈkȯrt 
1
: a basketball team's offensive half of the court
2
: the positions of the forwards and center on a basketball team
also
: the forwards and center themselves
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If the Warriors do make a trade for Adebayo, that would surely shorten up their frontcourt and possibly put them among the title favorites this season.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The frontcourt should be solid with Carey joining three returners in Okpara, Phillips and Estrella.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After beginning the season out of the Heat’s rotation, Ware started 33 games alongside Adebayo last regular season, and the Heat posted a 14-19 record in those games with that double-big frontcourt.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Minnesota made a Western Conference Finals run with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert in the frontcourt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The frontcourt should be solid with Carey joining three returners in Okpara, Phillips and Estrella.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After beginning the season out of the Heat’s rotation, Ware started 33 games alongside Adebayo last regular season, and the Heat posted a 14-19 record in those games with that double-big frontcourt.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Minnesota made a Western Conference Finals run with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert in the frontcourt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Frontcourt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontcourt. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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