swingman
noun
swing·man
ˈswiŋ-ˌman 
-mən
: a player capable of playing effectively in two different positions and especially of playing both guard and forward on a basketball team
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Still just 30, the 6-foot-5 swingman is a versatile offensive talent, capable of pouring it in from beyond the 3-point arc, in the paint and at the charity stripe.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
With star guard LaMelo Ball nursing a right ankle impingement that cost him a fourth straight game, along with rising star swingman Brandon Miller dealing with a left shoulder subluxation, the onus is on others to step in and fill that huge void caused by the absences of the team’s top two players.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Grove spent parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, going 7-7 with a 5.48 ERA as a swingman.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The team also is blending in two new key players, swingman Desmond Bane and reserve point guard Tyus Jones, and the newcomers and incumbents require time to learn each other’s tendencies.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
With star guard LaMelo Ball nursing a right ankle impingement that cost him a fourth straight game, along with rising star swingman Brandon Miller dealing with a left shoulder subluxation, the onus is on others to step in and fill that huge void caused by the absences of the team’s top two players.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Grove spent parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, going 7-7 with a 5.48 ERA as a swingman.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The team also is blending in two new key players, swingman Desmond Bane and reserve point guard Tyus Jones, and the newcomers and incumbents require time to learn each other’s tendencies.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Swingman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swingman. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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