playmaker
noun
play·mak·er
ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 
: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
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In his last eight games, junior playmaker Braden Smith is averaging 18 points, 9.6 dimes and 2.6 steals.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA Today Selection: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
Any attempt to infuse Dallas’ offense with more playmakers will surely have to come through the draft.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
Tennessee The Falcons need more playmakers along the interior and on the edges of the defensive line.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Washington has potential as Miami’s future slot receiver, and Grant Dubose, who is an exclusive rights free agent, has some potential as a playmaker.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA Today Selection: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
Any attempt to infuse Dallas’ offense with more playmakers will surely have to come through the draft.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
Tennessee The Falcons need more playmakers along the interior and on the edges of the defensive line.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Washington has potential as Miami’s future slot receiver, and Grant Dubose, who is an exclusive rights free agent, has some potential as a playmaker.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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