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| Rick Barry and Brent Barry are a rare father and son pair in history who both won NBA championships as players. However, Brent proved to be inferior to his talented father in many aspects. |
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| Rick was one of the outstanding stars in the NBA in the 60s and 70s. He ended his career with an NBA championship, a Finals MVP title, Rookie of the Years (rookie of the year) and 8-time All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Brent had a lackluster contribution to two NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs. The biggest mark in Brent’s career was winning the Slam Dunk Contest championship in 1996. |
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| Bill Walton and Luke Walton are another father-son pair who each won at least one NBA championship as players. Similar to Brent Barry, Luke also cannot overcome his father’s large shadow. |
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| Bill was a good defensive center in the 70s and 80s. He ended his career with 2 NBA championships, a season MVP award, a Finals MVP title and 2 All-Star appearances. Meanwhile, Luke has a lackluster career, despite having 2 NBA championships like his talented father. He is the head coach of the Sacramento Kings. |
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| The saying “a tiger father gives birth to a tiger son” is completely accurate when talking about the talented father and son pair Klay Thompson and Mychal Thompson . Both are good players and have achieved much success in their careers. |
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| Mychal was the first pick in the 1978 NBA Draft. He made important contributions to helping the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA championship in 1987 and 1988. Meanwhile, Klay is having a successful career. More than his father with 3 NBA championships with the Warriors and 5 All-Star appearances. |
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| Dell Curry and Stephen Curry are a father and son pair with many similarities in their playing style as they both have strengths in their 3-point shooting ability. Stephen is even better than his father when he became a top NBA star. |
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| Dell was a good player when he was playing. He was awarded the title Sixth Man of the Year (super reserve of the year) in the 1993/94 season. While Stephen won 3 NBA championships, 2 season MVP titles and 6 All-Star appearances. |
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| Joe Bryant and Kobe Bryant are the most famous father and son pair in NBA history. Joe had a lackluster career in the NBA, but he gave birth to Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest players in basketball history. |
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| The biggest mark in Joe’s 8-season NBA career was his courageous dunk against great center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Meanwhile, Kobe ended his career with 5 NBA championships, one season MVP award, 2 Finals MVP titles and 18 All-Star appearances. |
LeBron James attracted attention when he let his daughter style her hairLeBron James is praised for his outstanding talent on the wooden floor, but he is still very simple in his role as a father. |
Michael Jordan’s shirt is for sale for half a million dollarsDespite having a starting price of 500,000 USD , basketball legend Michael Jordan’s jersey is expected to reach one million USD. |
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