# List of second-generation NBA players

The following is a list of father-and-son combinations who have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes players who played for the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before it was renamed NBA in 1949, as well as the National Basketball League (NBL), which was absorbed by the NBA in 1949, and the original American Basketball Association (ABA), which was merged with the NBA in 1976.

## Father–son

| Father | Son(s) | Notes |
| Greg Anthony | Cole Anthony | |
| Rick Barry | Jon Barry Brent Barry Drew Barry | • Rick and Brent are the second father-son duo to win NBA championships as players • Rick, Jon and Brent all played for and ended their playing career with the Houston Rockets • Rick, Jon and Drew all played for the Golden State Warriors |
| Henry Bibby | Mike Bibby | • Both played for the New York Knicks |
| Manute Bol | Bol Bol | Manute Bol coined the phrase "my bad" and Bol Bol continued his legacy |
| Melvin Booker | Devin Booker | • Both played against Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett during their respective careers |
| Ron Brewer | Ronnie Brewer | • Both played for the Chicago Bulls |
| Rick Brunson | Jalen Brunson | • Both played for the New York Knicks. • Rick serves as a Knicks assistant coach, while Jalen plays for New York. |
| Joe Bryant | Kobe Bryant | |
| Anthony Carter | Devin Carter | |
| Wayne Chapman | Rex Chapman | • Wayne played in the ABA |
| Charles Claxton | Nic Claxton | |
| Richard Coffey | Amir Coffey | |
| Norm Cook | Brian Cook | |
| Corey Crowder | Jae Crowder | • Both played for the Utah Jazz |
| Dell Curry | Stephen Curry Seth Curry | • Both Dell and Seth played for the Charlotte Hornets |
| Dale Davis | Trayce Jackson-Davis | • Both played for the Golden State Warriors |
| Mark Davis | Johnny Davis | |
| Terry Davis | Ed Davis | |
| Darren Daye | Austin Daye | |
| Larry Drew | Larry Drew II | |
| Rich Dumas | Richard Dumas | • Rich played in the ABA |
| Mike Dunleavy Sr. | Mike Dunleavy Jr. | • Both played for the Milwaukee Bucks • Mike Sr. & Mike Jr. are the second father/son coach/player pairing to compete against each other in an NBA game |
| Bill Edwards | Vincent Edwards | |
| LeRoy Ellis | LeRon Ellis | |
| Patrick Ewing | Patrick Ewing Jr. | • Patrick Jr. played a total of seven preseason games for the New York Knicks, his father's old team, but never played a regular season game with them. |
| Bob Ferry | Danny Ferry | |
| Winston Garland | Darius Garland | |
| Dick Garrett | Diante Garrett | |
| Harvey Grant | Jerami Grant Jerian Grant | • Harvey Grant's identical twin brother, Horace Grant, also played in the NBA |
| Sidney Green | Taurean Green | |
| Adrian Griffin | AJ Griffin | |
| Matt Guokas Sr. | Matt Guokas Jr. | • Matt Sr. and Matt Jr. are the first father-son duo to win NBA championships as players |
| Tim Hardaway | Tim Hardaway Jr. | • Both played for the Dallas Mavericks and became teammates with Dirk Nowitzki during their careers. |
| Ron Harper | Ron Harper Jr. | |
| Gerald Henderson | Gerald Henderson Jr. | • Both played for the Philadelphia 76ers. |
| Carl Henry | Xavier Henry | |
| Earle Higgins | Sean Higgins | • Earle played in the ABA |
| Rod Higgins | Cory Higgins | |
| Tito Horford | Al Horford | |
| Bill Hosket Sr. | Bill Hosket Jr. | • Bill Sr. played in the NBL |
| Juwan Howard | Jett Howard | |
| Jaren Jackson | Jaren Jackson Jr. | |
| LeBron James | Bronny James | • LeBron and Bronny are the first ever father/son duo to play together in an NBA game. • Highest-scoring father-son duo in NBA history. |
| Wali Jones | Askia Jones | |
| George Karl | Coby Karl | • George & Coby are the third father/son coach/player pairing to compete against each other in an NBA game |
| Frank Kornet | Luke Kornet | |
| Stan Love | Kevin Love | |
| John Lucas Jr. | John Lucas III | • Both played for the Houston Rockets |
| 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 | • Both played for the Los Angeles Lakers |
| Scott May | Sean May | |
| Al McGuire | Allie McGuire | • Both played for the New York Knicks |
| George Mikan | Larry Mikan | |
| Pete Mount | Rick Mount | • Pete played in the NBL |
| Jay Murphy | Erik Murphy | |
| Larry Nance | Larry Nance Jr. Pete Nance | • All 3 played for Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Ruben Nembhard | RJ Nembhard | |
| Sonny Parker | Jabari Parker | |
| Jim Paxson Sr. | Jim Paxson Jr. John Paxson | |
| Gary Payton | Gary Payton II | • Both played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers • Payton and Payton II are the fifth father-son duo to win NBA championships as players |
| Curtis Perry | Byron Houston | |
| Scottie Pippen | Scotty Pippen Jr. | • Scottie and Scotty are the first father-son duo to each record a triple-double. |
| Paul Pressey | Phil Pressey | |
| Walt Piatkowski | Eric Piatkowski | • Walt played in the ABA |
| Tony Price | A. J. Price | |
| Leo Rautins | Andy Rautins | |
| Glen Rice | Glen Rice Jr. | |
| Doc Rivers | Austin Rivers | • Both played for the Los Angeles Clippers • Doc & Austin are the fourth father/son coach/player pairing to compete against each other in an NBA game • Austin is the first son to play for his father in an NBA game |
| Glenn Robinson | Glenn Robinson III | |
| Walker Russell Sr. | Walker Russell Jr. | • Both started their playing career with the Detroit Pistons |
| Arvydas Sabonis | Domantas Sabonis | |
| Al Salvadori | Kevin Salvadori | • Al played in the ABA |
| Dolph Schayes | Danny Schayes | |
| Jeff Sheppard | Reed Sheppard | |
| James Silas | Xavier Silas | |
| Derek Smith | Nolan Smith | |
| Jabari Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | |
| John Stockton | David Stockton | • Both played for the Utah Jazz |
| Walter Szczerbiak | Wally Szczerbiak | • Walter played in the ABA |
| Jeff Taylor | Jeffery Taylor | |
| Collis Temple | Garrett Temple | • Collis played in the ABA • Both played for the San Antonio Spurs |
| Mychal Thompson | Mychel Thompson Klay Thompson | • Mychal and Klay are the fourth father-son duo to win NBA championships as players • Mychel and Klay's brother, Trayce Thompson, played as an outfielder for five Major League Baseball teams |
| Gary Trent | Gary Trent Jr. | • In 1998, Gary Trent was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Toronto Raptors 41 games into his third season. • 23 years later, Gary Trent Jr. was also traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Toronto Raptors 41 games into his third season |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | Jan van Breda Kolff | • Butch & Jan are the first father/son coach/player pairing to compete against each other in an NBA game |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | Kiki Vandeweghe | • Both played for the New York Knicks |
| David Vaughn Jr. | David Vaughn III | • David Jr. played in the ABA |
| Brett Vroman | Jackson Vroman | |
| Milt Wagner | Dajuan Wagner | |
| Jimmy Walker | Jalen Rose | |
| Samaki Walker | Jabari Walker | |
| Bill Walton | Luke Walton | • Bill and Luke were the third father-son duo to win NBA championships as players, and the first to win multiple titles each. |
| Chris Washburn | Julian Washburn | |
| Duane Washington | Duane Washington Jr. | |
| Mitchell Wiggins | Andrew Wiggins | |
| Gerald Wilkins | Damien Wilkins | • Gerald Wilkins' brother, Dominique Wilkins, also played in the NBA. |
| Rickie Winslow | Justise Winslow | |
| Michael Young | Joe Young | |

## Grandfather–grandson

| Grandfather | Grandson(s) | Notes |
| John Barber | Jason Sasser Jeryl Sasser | |
| Joe Caldwell | Marvin Bagley III | |
| Bruce Hale | Jon Barry Brent Barry Drew Barry | • Bruce Hale's son-in-law is Rick Barry |
| Maurice King | Ish Wainright | |
| Ronnie Shavlik | Shavlik Randolph | |
| John Townsend | Eric Montross | • Townsend played in the NBL |