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small forward

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noun

  1. basketball a versatile attacking player

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This would help mitigate the team’s ongoing troubles at center and small forward, even if it might be hard to use for sustained stretches against some of the Big Ten’s bigger teams.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

But perhaps the most encouraging sight for the Bruins was knowing they might not have a dropoff at small forward as long as Dailey remained sidelined.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

Eric Dailey Jr. said Wednesday that the plan next season was for him to move to small forward, which would presumably entail Tyler Bilodeau switching to power forward to take Dailey’s vacated spot.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

Other options to play small forward could include redshirt freshman Eric Freeny, sophomore Trent Perry, redshirt sophomore Brandon Williams and Jamar Brown, a transfer from Missouri-Kansas City.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

Sir is our starting small forward and our number one wide receiver.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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