frontcourt

noun

front·court ˈfrənt-ˈkȯrt

: a basketball team's offensive half of the court

: the positions of the forwards and center on a basketball team

also : the forwards and center themselves

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The Lakers were already down several bodies in their frontcourt, with Christian Wood (offseason left knee surgery) and Jarred Vanderbilt (offseason feet surgery) sidelined, leaving two-way center Christian Koloko as the only available big man behind Davis. —

Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024 The ability to be productive in the frontcourt even without Hartenstein has largely been due to the brilliance of Chet Holmgren. —

Nick Crain, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 France has a towering frontcourt featuring the NBA’s reigning defensive player of the year, Rudy Gobert, and budding phenom Victor Wembanyama. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 July 2024 The frontcourt pairing of Allen and Evan Mobley didn’t quite mesh together, and the backcourt of Mitchell and Darius Garland had similar issues. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for frontcourt