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In the NBA, there are some shooting guards referred to as "3 and D" players. The term 3 and D implies that the player is a good 3 point shooter who can also play effective defense. The 3 and D player has become very important as the game sways to be perimeter oriented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/11/26/three-and-d-specialists-kyle-korver-garrett-temple-martell-webster-willie-green-the-next-bruce-bowen/70123886/|title='3-and-D': The specialist's path to a long NBA career|website=USA Today |first1=Adi |last1=Joseph |date=Nov 26, 2014 |access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> In the NBA, there are some shooting guards referred to as "3 and D" players. The term 3 and D implies that the player is a good 3 point shooter who can also play effective defense. The 3 and D player has become very important as the game sways to be perimeter oriented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2014/11/26/three-and-d-specialists-kyle-korver-garrett-temple-martell-webster-willie-green-the-next-bruce-bowen/70123886/|title='3-and-D': The specialist's path to a long NBA career|website=USA Today |first1=Adi |last1=Joseph |date=Nov 26, 2014 |access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>


Good shooting guards can often play point guard to a certain extent.[[File:FearTheBeard.jpg|thumb|NBA Point Guard [[James Harden]] who started his career as a shooting guard in the NBA]] It is usually accepted that point guards should have the ball in their hands at most times in the game, but sometimes the shooting guard has a significant enough influence on the team to handle the ball extremely often, to the point that the point guard may be reduced to a backup ball handler or a spot-up shooter, a player who "spots-up" for catch-and-shoot shots to provide spacing for the offense. Notable shooting guards include [[Michael Jordan]], [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Dwyane Wade]], [[Manu Ginobili]], [[James Harden]], [[Klay Thompson]], [[Tracy McGrady]], [[Joe Dumars]], [[Clyde Drexler]], [[Jerry West]], [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]], [[Donovan Mitchell]], [[Allen Iverson]], and [[Anthony Edwards (basketball)|Anthony Edwards]] in the NBA and [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Jewell Loyd]], [[Seimone Augustus]], [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]], and [[Cappie Pondexter]] in the WNBA. Good shooting guards can often play point guard to a certain extent.[[File:FearTheBeard.jpg|thumb|NBA Point Guard [[James Harden]] who started his career as a shooting guard in the NBA]] It is usually accepted that point guards should have the ball in their hands at most times in the game, but sometimes the shooting guard has a significant enough influence on the team to handle the ball extremely often, to the point that the point guard may be reduced to a backup ball handler or a spot-up shooter, a player who "spots-up" for catch-and-shoot shots to provide spacing for the offense. Notable shooting guards include [[Michael Jordan]], [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Dwyane Wade]], [[Manu Ginobili]], [[James Harden]], [[Klay Thompson]], [[Tracy McGrady]], [[Joe Dumars]], [[Clyde Drexler]], [[Jerry West]], [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]], [[Donovan Mitchell]], [[Allen Iverson]], and [[Anthony Edwards (basketball)|Anthony Edwards]] in the NBA and [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Jewell Loyd]], [[Seimone Augustus]], [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]], and [[Cappie Pondexter]] in the WNBA.