Forward-center

Basketball position Patrick Ewing. Forward–center is a basketball position for players who play or have played both forward and center on a consistent basis. Typically, this means power forward and center, since these are usually the two tallest player positions on any basketball team, and therefore more often overlap each other. Development and role Forward–center came into the basketball jargon as the game evolved and became more specialized in the 1960s. The five positions on court were originally known only as guards, forwards, and the center, but it is now generally accepted that the five primary positions are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. Typically, a forward–center is a talented forward who also came to play minutes at center on teams that need help at that position. The player could also be a somewhat floor-bound center, under 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) tall at the NBA level, whose skills suit him to a power forward position, especially if that team has a better center. Examples of notable forward-centers At 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), Marcus Camby typically played center. However, during his first tenure with the New York Knicks, he mostly p