jump shooter
nounDefinition of jump shooter
: a basketball player who makes jump shots
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Allen and the other coaches have worked with him on getting in and out of his screens efficiently, freeing him up to strike more quickly, either as a passer, a finisher or, maybe eventually, a jump shooter. — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, "Gifted Celtic Robert Williams remains a work in progress," 12 July 2019 There are reasons to be optimistic that Durant will recover, not the least of which is that as a 7-foot jump shooter his game isn’t anchored to his ability to beat players off the dribble or up and down the floor. — Chris Mannix, SI.com, "Culture Over Tanking: Why Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Chose the Nets," 30 June 2019 His strength, smarts and scoring touch are all real positives, but Williams is going to have to make big strides as a jump shooter to stick around. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft Big Board 7.0: Top 100 Prospect Rankings," 5 June 2019 Brown needs to become a much better jump shooter to maximize his talent. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2018 NBA Mock Draft 9.0: Trade Speculation Heats Up," 10 June 2018 Sexton is a willing pull-up jump shooter who manufactures space with an advanced array of dribbling moves capable of fazing the limited set of defenders not susceptible to his blow-bys. — The Crossover Staff, SI.com, "NBA Draft Debate: Which Guard Would You Draft First?," 19 June 2018 Brown needs to become a much better jump shooter to maximize his talent. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2018 NBA Mock Draft 9.0: Trade Speculation Heats Up," 10 June 2018 But LeBron worked hard and taught himself to become a better jump shooter. — Ed Rendell, Philly.com, "Rendell: Getting a grip after Sixers' elimination," 11 May 2018 The difference between Kidd-Gilchrist and Bridges is Bridges has offensive skills, particularly as a jump shooter, that Kidd-Gilchrist lacks. — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Why Charlotte Hornets' roster 'clutter' could be bad news for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jump shooter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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