starting point
noun
: a place to start
The tire tracks at the scene of the crime were a starting point for investigators.
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Donte DiVincenzo was Minnesota’s starting point guard in a bit of a surprising move.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
But playing next to a dominant center like Şengün — and without starting point guard Fred VanVleet — the star forward showed Wednesday that pick-and-rolls with him and Şengün could be one action Houston leans on a lot this season.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Houston Rockets starting point guard Fred VanVleet has reportedly sustained a torn ACL ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
And who else but starting point guard Veronica Burton to make the biggest play of the game.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
But playing next to a dominant center like Şengün — and without starting point guard Fred VanVleet — the star forward showed Wednesday that pick-and-rolls with him and Şengün could be one action Houston leans on a lot this season.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Houston Rockets starting point guard Fred VanVleet has reportedly sustained a torn ACL ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
And who else but starting point guard Veronica Burton to make the biggest play of the game.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Starting point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20point. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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