starting point
noun
: a place to start
The tire tracks at the scene of the crime were a starting point for investigators.
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Burton struggles For the second straight game, starting point guard Veronica Burton struggled to get going.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
But that team was also predicated on the singular gravity of Dirk Nowitzki.
Since 2015, the NBA title winners’ starting point guard has been 6-foot-2 or shorter six separate times (Curry four times, Kyle Lowry once and Brunson once).
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John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
But ahead of the Sky’s season-opening 98-83 win Saturday night against the expansion Portland Fire at the Moda Center, starting point guard Skylar Diggins voiced a pragmatic outlook on the team’s opening weeks of the season.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.
—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
But that team was also predicated on the singular gravity of Dirk Nowitzki.
Since 2015, the NBA title winners’ starting point guard has been 6-foot-2 or shorter six separate times (Curry four times, Kyle Lowry once and Brunson once).
—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
But ahead of the Sky’s season-opening 98-83 win Saturday night against the expansion Portland Fire at the Moda Center, starting point guard Skylar Diggins voiced a pragmatic outlook on the team’s opening weeks of the season.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Starting point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20point. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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