Roles & Build Types

Spot-Up

noun / adjectivebasketball / community term

A player who scores mainly from stationary catch-and-shoot opportunities.

Spot-ups create value by spacing, shooting quickly, and making simple reads after closeouts. They may also be important defenders on the other end.

Used in a sentence

“I am running a spot-up lock tonight.”

Also written spot-up shooter

Community slang changes over time and can mean different things in different game editions, modes and groups.

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