power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Watson doesn’t have enough strength to hold his ground against the 6-foot-9 power forward.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Flagg lowered some of that value by shooting a bunch of bricks from the perimeter; he also wasn’t helped by being thrown into a de facto full-time point guard role after playing power forward in college and in lineups with little to no spacing.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Pairing Buljan with 6-9, 250-pound senior power forward Pharrel Payne would give Maryland an imposing duo in the lane and on the glass, assuming Payne receives a medical redshirt from the NCAA to return.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
The Aztecs are losing four of five rotation pieces at power forward and center.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Flagg lowered some of that value by shooting a bunch of bricks from the perimeter; he also wasn’t helped by being thrown into a de facto full-time point guard role after playing power forward in college and in lineups with little to no spacing.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Pairing Buljan with 6-9, 250-pound senior power forward Pharrel Payne would give Maryland an imposing duo in the lane and on the glass, assuming Payne receives a medical redshirt from the NCAA to return.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
The Aztecs are losing four of five rotation pieces at power forward and center.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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