List of second-generation National Basketball Association 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	Ref.
Barry, RickRick Barry	Barry, JonJon Barry Barry, BrentBrent Barry Barry, DrewDrew 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	[1]
Bibby, HenryHenry Bibby	Bibby, MikeMike Bibby	• Both played for the New York Knicks	[2]
Booker, MelvinMelvin Booker	Booker, DevinDevin Booker	• Both played against Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett during their respective careers	[3]
Brewer, RonRon Brewer	Brewer, RonnieRonnie Brewer	• Both played for the Chicago Bulls	[4]
Bryant, JoeJoe Bryant	Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant		[5]
Chapman, WayneWayne Chapman	Chapman, RexRex Chapman	• Wayne played in the ABA	[2]
Cook, NormNorm Cook	Cook, BrianBrian Cook		[2]
Crowder, CoreyCorey Crowder	Crowder, JaeJae Crowder		[6]
Curry, DellDell Curry	Curry, StephenStephen Curry Curry, SethSeth Curry		[7]
Davis, TerryTerry Davis	Davis, EdEd Davis		[8]
Daye, DarrenDarren Daye	Daye, AustinAustin Daye		[2]
Drew, LarryLarry Drew	Drew II, LarryLarry Drew II		[9]
Dumas, RichRich Dumas	Dumas, RichardRichard Dumas	• Rich played in the ABA	[2]
Dunleavy Sr., MikeMike Dunleavy Sr.	Dunleavy Jr., MikeMike Dunleavy Jr.	• Both played for the Milwaukee Bucks  • Mike Sr. is the second NBA coach to face his son, Mike Jr., in an NBA game	[10]
Ellis, LeRoyLeRoy Ellis	Ellis, LeRonLeRon Ellis		[2]
Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing	Ewing Jr., PatrickPatrick Ewing Jr.		[11]
Ferry, BobBob Ferry	Ferry, DannyDanny Ferry		[2]
Grant, HarveyHarvey Grant	Grant, JeramiJerami Grant Grant, JerianJerian Grant		[12]
Green, SidneySidney Green	Green, TaureanTaurean Green		[2]
Guokas Sr., MattMatt Guokas Sr.	Guokas Jr., MattMatt Guokas Jr.	• Matt Sr. and Matt Jr. are the first father-son duo to win NBA Championships as players	[13]
Hardaway, TimTim Hardaway	Hardaway Jr., TimTim Hardaway Jr.		[14]
Henderson, GeraldGerald Henderson	Henderson Jr., GeraldGerald Henderson Jr.		[2]
Higgins, EarleEarle Higgins	Higgins, SeanSean Higgins	• Earle played in the ABA	[2]
Higgins, RodRod Higgins	Higgins, CoryCory Higgins		[15]
Horford, TitoTito Horford	Horford, AlAl Horford		[2]
Hosket Sr., BillBill Hosket Sr.	Hosket Jr., BillBill Hosket Jr.	• Bill Sr. played in the NBL	[2]
Jones, WaliWali Jones	Jones, AskiaAskia Jones		[2]
Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl	Karl, CobyCoby Karl	• George is the third NBA coach to face his son, Coby, in an NBA game	[16]
Love, StanStan Love	Love, KevinKevin Love		[2]
Lucas Jr., JohnJohn Lucas Jr.	Lucas III, JohnJohn Lucas III	• Both played for the Houston Rockets	[17]
Manning, EdEd Manning	Manning, DannyDanny Manning		[2]
Maravich, PressPress Maravich	Maravich, PetePete Maravich		[18]
Marble, RoyRoy Marble	Marble, DevynDevyn Marble		[19]
Matthews, WesWes Matthews	Matthews, WesleyWesley Matthews		[20]
May, ScottScott May	May, SeanSean May		[2]
McGuire, AlAl McGuire	McGuire, AllieAllie McGuire	• Both played for the New York Knicks	[2]
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan	Mikan, LarryLarry Mikan		[2]
Mount, PetePete Mount	Mount, RickRick Mount	• Pete played in the NBL	[2]
Murphy, JayJay Murphy	Murphy, ErikErik Murphy		[21]
Nance, LarryLarry Nance	Nance Jr., LarryLarry Nance Jr.
Parker, SonnySonny Parker	Parker, JabariJabari Parker		[12]
Paxson Sr., JimJim Paxson Sr.	Paxson Jr., JimJim Paxson Jr. Paxson, JohnJohn Paxson		[22]
Perry, CurtisCurtis Perry	Houston, ByronByron Houston		[23]
Pressey, PaulPaul Pressey	Pressey, PhilPhil Pressey		[24]
Piatkowski, WaltWalt Piatkowski	Piatkowski, EricEric Piatkowski	• Walt played in the ABA	[2]
Price, TonyTony Price	Price, A. J.A. J. Price		[25]
Rautins, LeoLeo Rautins	Rautins, AndyAndy Rautins		[26]
Rice, GlenGlen Rice	Rice Jr., GlenGlen Rice Jr.		[14]
Rivers, DocDoc Rivers	Rivers, AustinAustin Rivers	• Doc is the fourth NBA coach to face his son, Austin, in an NBA game  • Austin is the first son to play for his father in an NBA game	[27][28]
Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson	Robinson III, GlennGlenn Robinson III		[12]
Russell Sr., WalkerWalker Russell Sr.	Russell Jr., WalkerWalker Russell Jr.	• Both started their playing career with the Detroit Pistons	[29]
Sabonis, ArvydasArvydas Sabonis	Sabonis, DomantasDomantas Sabonis
Salvadori, AlAl Salvadori	Salvadori, KevinKevin Salvadori	• Al played in the ABA	[2]
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes	Schayes, DannyDanny Schayes		[2]
Silas, JamesJames Silas	Silas, XavierXavier Silas		[30]
Smith, DerekDerek Smith	Smith, NolanNolan Smith		[31]
Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton	Stockton, DavidDavid Stockton		[32]
Szczerbiak, WalterWalter Szczerbiak	Szczerbiak, WallyWally Szczerbiak	• Walter played in the ABA	[2]
Taylor, JeffJeff Taylor	Taylor, JefferyJeffery Taylor		[33]
Temple, CollisCollis Temple	Temple, GarrettGarrett Temple	• Collis played in the ABA  • Both played for the San Antonio Spurs	[34]
Thompson, MychalMychal Thompson	Thompson, MychelMychel Thompson Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson	• Mychal and Klay are the fourth father-son duo to win NBA Championships as players	[35]
van Breda Kolff, ButchButch van Breda Kolff	van Breda Kolff, JanJan van Breda Kolff	• Butch is the first NBA coach to face his son, Jan, in an NBA game	[10][36]
Vandeweghe, ErnieErnie Vandeweghe	Vandeweghe, KikiKiki Vandeweghe	• Both played for the New York Knicks	[2]
Vaughn Jr., DavidDavid Vaughn Jr.	Vaughn III, DavidDavid Vaughn III	• David Jr. played in the ABA	[2]
Vroman, BrettBrett Vroman	Vroman, JacksonJackson Vroman		[2]
Wagner, MiltMilt Wagner	Wagner, DajuanDajuan Wagner		[2]
Walker, JimmyJimmy Walker	Rose, JalenJalen Rose		[37]
Walton, BillBill Walton	Walton, LukeLuke Walton	• Bill and Luke are the third father-son duo to win NBA Championships as players	[13]
Wiggins, MitchellMitchell Wiggins	Wiggins, AndrewAndrew Wiggins		[12]
Wilkins, GeraldGerald Wilkins	Wilkins, DamienDamien Wilkins		[2]
Winslow, RickieRickie Winslow	Winslow, JustiseJustise Winslow
Young, MichaelMichael Young	Young, JosephJoseph Young

Grandfather–grandson

Grandfather	Grandson(s)	Notes	Ref.
Barber, JohnJohn Barber	Sasser, JasonJason Sasser Sasser, JerylJeryl Sasser		[38]
Hale, BruceBruce Hale	Barry, JonJon Barry Barry, BrentBrent Barry Barry, DrewDrew Barry	• Bruce Hale's son-in-law is Rick Barry	[39]
Shavlik, RonnieRonnie Shavlik	Randolph, ShavlikShavlik Randolph		[40]
Townsend, JohnJohn Townsend	Montross, EricEric Montross	• Townsend played in the NBL	[41]

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General

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