Full list of every father and son to play in the NBA
By Kevin Reyes
Growing up the son of an NBA player has its pros and cons. Unlike a normal dad, of course, you aren't going to be with him as often. But, also unlike a normal dad, you get to grow up with one of the best basketball players in the world. And, while these sons aren't pressured into following in their dad's footsteps, it's pretty easy for them to fall in love with the game their dad is playing in.
Stephen Curry famously was tied at the hip with his dad, Dell Curry, traveling from city to city when he was in the NBA, which helped him become the best shooter of all time. Nowadays, most of us have seen Bronny and Bryce James grow up attending the NBA games of their dad, LeBron James. And I'm sure we teenagers are feeling pretty old seeing NBA players we grew up watching have sons who are playing well at the high school and college levels. The sons of Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Ron Harper, Jason Richardson and many others will likely be included in an update to this list in a couple of years.
While sure, being the son of an NBA player doesn't guarantee having success, or even reaching the highest level of professional level (the sons of Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal, Marcus and Shareef, played many seasons in the NCAA but haven't played in the NBA), it gives players advantages of more contacts, better recognition and a leg up in development.
There are known cases of father-son duos, some unknown ones, and some that I've just recently learned about. From both being successful to one being way better than the other and everything in between, there are many instances of sons of NBA players keeping the tradition of the family playing in the association alive and well.
So, with all of that out of the way, here's every father and son duo that has appeared in the league throughout NBA history.
Full list of every father and son to play in the NBA
Father | Son |
|---|---|
Greg Anthony | Cole Anthony |
Rick Barry | Brent Barry |
Henry Bibby | Mike Bibby |
Manute Bol | Bol Bol |
Melvin Booker | Devin Booker |
Ron Brewer | Ronnie Brewer |
Rick Brunson | Jalen Brunson |
Joe Bryant | Kobe Bryant |
Wayne Chapman | Rex Chapman |
Charles Claxton | Nic Claxton |
Richard Coffey | Amir Coffey |
Norm Cook | Brian Cook |
Corey Crowder | Jae Crowder |
Dell Curry | Seth Curry, Stephen Curry |
Dale Davis | Trayce Jackson-Davis |
Mark Davis | Johnny Davis |
Terry Davis | Ed Davis |
Darren Daye | Austin Daye |
Larry Drew | Larry Drew II |
Rich Dumas | Richard Dumas |
Mike Dunleavy Sr. | Mike Dunleavy Jr. |
Bill Edwards | Vincent Edwards |
LeRoy Ellis | LeRon Ellis |
Patrick Ewing | Patrick Ewing Jr. |
Bob Ferry | Danny Ferry |
Winston Garland | Darius Garland |
Dick Garrett | Diante Garrett |
Harvey Grant | Jerami Grant, Jerian Grant |
Sidney Green | Taurean Green |
Adrian Griffin | AJ Griffin |
Matt Guokas Sr. | Matt Guokas Jr. |
Tim Hardaway | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
Ron Harper | Ron Harper Jr. |
Gerald Henderson | Gerald Henderson Jr. |
Carl Henry | Xavier Henry |
Earle Higgins | Sean Higgins |
Rod Higgins | Cory Higgins |
Tito Horford | Al Horford |
Bill Hosket Sr. | Bill Hosket Jr. |
Juwan Howard | Jett Howard |
Jaren Jackson | Jaren Jackson Jr. |
Wali Jones | Askia Jones |
George Karl | Coby Karl |
Frank Kornet | Luke Kornet |
Stan Love | Kevin Love |
John Lucas Jr. | John Lucas III |
Ed Manning | Danny Manning |
Pace Mannion | Nico Mannion |
Press Maravich | Pete Maravich |
Roy Marble | Devyn Marble |
Kenyon Martin | Kenyon Martin Jr. |
Wes Matthews | Wesley Matthews |
Scott May | Sean May |
Alfred McGuire | Allie McGuire |
George Mikan | Larry Mikan |
Pete Mount | Rick Mount |
Jay Murphy | Erik Murphy |
Larry Nance | Larry Nance Jr. |
Ruben Nembhard | RJ Nembhard |
Sonny Parker | Jabari Parker |
Jim Paxson Sr. | Jim Paxson Jr., John Paxson |
Gary Payton | Gary Payton II |
Curtis Perry | Byron Houston |
Walt Piatkowski | Eric Piatkowski |
Scottie Pippen | Scotty Pippen Jr. |
Paul Pressey | Phil Pressey |
Tony Price | A.J. Price |
Leo Rautins | Andy Rautins |
Glen Rice | Glen Rice Jr |
Doc Rivers | Austin Rivers |
Glenn Robinson | Glenn Robinson III |
Walker Russell Sr. | Walker Russell Jr. |
Arvydas Sabonis | Domantas Sabonis |
Al Salvadori | Kevin Salvadori |
Dolph Schayes | Danny Schayes |
James Silas | Xavier Silas |
Derek Smith | Nolan Smith |
Jabari Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. |
John Stockton | David Stockton |
Walter Szczerbiak | Wally Szczerbiak |
Jeff Taylor | Jeff Taylor |
Collis Temple | Garrett Temple |
Mychal Thompson | Klay Thompson |
Gary Trent | Gary Trent Jr. |
Butch Van Breda Kolff | Jan Van Breda Kolff |
Ernie Vandeweghe | Kiki Vandeweghe |
David Vaughn Jr. | David Vaughn III |
Brett Vroman | Jackson Vroman |
Milt Wagner | Dajuan Wagner |
Jimmy Walker | Jalen Rose |
Samaki Walker | Jabari Walker |
Bill Walton | Luke Walton |
Chris Washburn | Julian Washburn |
Duane Washington | Duane Washington Jr. |
Mitchell Wiggins | Andrew Wiggins |
Gerald Wilkins | Damien Wilkins |
Rickie Winslow | Justise Winslow |
Michael Young | Joe Young |
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