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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Last month, six-time All-Star LA Clippers swingman Kawhi Leonard took a bold step to help Los Angeles-area young people.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 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
While the Cubs initially envisioned him as a versatile swingman, there’s not enough time to fully stretch him out as a starter, and the rotation is in decent shape for the middle of September.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 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
While the Cubs initially envisioned him as a versatile swingman, there’s not enough time to fully stretch him out as a starter, and the rotation is in decent shape for the middle of September.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Swingman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swingman. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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