What does F mean in basketball?

F is a forward in basketball. The player between the guards and the centre, scoring from the wing and rebounding inside.

What a forward looks like

227 forwards are on NBA rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 8" and 225 lb.

On rosters
227
Median height
6' 8"
Median weight
225 lb
Median age
25

Points at the position, 2026-27

The median forward with a figure at all posted 47.5 points. These five led the position.

  1. 1Giannis AntetokounmpoMIA199
  2. 2Jayson TatumBOS189
  3. 3Brandon MillerCHA188
  4. 4Victor WembanyamaSA180
  5. 5Yaxel LendeborgGS172
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