What does G mean in basketball?

G is a guard in basketball. A perimeter player: he brings the ball up, creates shots and takes most of the team’s threes.

What a guard looks like

267 guards are on NBA rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 4" and 200 lb.

On rosters
267
Median height
6' 4"
Median weight
200 lb
Median age
25

Assists at the position, 2025-26

The median guard with a figure at all posted 117 assists. These five led the position.

  1. 1Cade CunninghamDET634
  2. 2James Harden557
  3. 3Jamal MurrayDEN535
  4. 4Luka DoncicLAL530
  5. 5LaMelo BallCHA514
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