power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Kreider’s presence near the net and all-around ability as a power forward have been welcome additions to a club that has lacked such dimensions since its 2019 buyout of Corey Perry.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The 7-foot power forward played nine seasons with his hometown Lakers, who drafted him 27th overall in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft after playing college basketball with Clemson University.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
And that superstar appears to have arrived, in the former of two-time MVP Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who seems to be nearing a breaking point with his current club.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
On top of those two, starting power forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson injured his left ankle and didn’t return late in the second half.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The 7-foot power forward played nine seasons with his hometown Lakers, who drafted him 27th overall in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft after playing college basketball with Clemson University.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
And that superstar appears to have arrived, in the former of two-time MVP Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who seems to be nearing a breaking point with his current club.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
On top of those two, starting power forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson injured his left ankle and didn’t return late in the second half.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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