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

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

On rosters
270
Median height
6' 4"
Median weight
200 lb
Median age
25

Assists at the position, 2026-27

The median guard with a figure at all posted 15 assists. These five led the position.

  1. 1Trae YoungWSH70
  2. 2Luka DoncicLAL57
  3. 3Davion MitchellMIA56
  4. 4Josh GiddeyCHI55
  5. 5Cade CunninghamDET50
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