Shooting Guard / Small Forward (swingman or Guard-forward)
See also: SwingmanThis tweener is not suited to exclusively play either at small forward or shooting guard. For example, he may be too short to play small forward, but lacks a guard's jumper or ball-handling skills to play the two-man. To counter this, this tweener could play as a swingman.
Some swingmen have been known to play both the small forward and shooting guard position effectively, having the size and strength to play the small forward position, as well as the outside jump shot and quickness to play the shooting guard position. These tweeners are known to cause match up problems, and have proven to be very difficult to guard. Such NBA players are Kobe Bryant, Josh Howard, Andre Iguodala, Jason Richardson, LeBron James, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, Shane Battier, and Tracy McGrady. A good such example for a Euroleague player is Ramūnas Šiškauskas.
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