Paul Pressey

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Paul Matthew Pressey (born December 24, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former professional basketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of the "point-forward" position, combining the best attributes of a point guard and forward. While playing small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1980s, Pressey took on many of the ball handling duties, even leading the team in assists for five straight years.

Pressey, along with John Johnson and Oscar Robertson, served as a model for later players taking on the point forward role.

He is currently an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics.

In 1992-93 he came out of retirement while an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors to help the team deal with many injuries to other players. He played 18 games before getting injured too.

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