30 NBA players who also had kids play in the league

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Ernie Vandeweghe/Kiki Vandeweghe

Ernie Vandeweghe was a star for Colgate University, averaging 20.6 points per game in two seasons and was a Consensus All-American second-team selection. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1949 BAA Draft.

Vandeweghe played six seasons in the NBA for the Knicks while simultaneously attending medical school at Columbia University. Due to this fact, he would often show up to games late as well as miss road games. He made three consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, falling to the Minneapolis Lakers all three times.

After six seasons in the NBA, he retired and started his own pediatric practice in California and later became the team doctor for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kiki Vandeweghe, his son, started at UCLA before being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 11th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft and was traded to the Denver Nuggets after demanding a trade and refusing to play for the Mavs.

Kiki enjoyed a successful career with the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers before being traded to the New York Knicks, where he was a shell of himself and could no longer consistently produce at an All-Star level. From 1981-1988, Kiki averaged 23.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, was a two-time All-Star and helped his team make the playoffs all seven seasons. Vandeweghe was a proficient scorer and perimeter shooter in his heyday. He shot over 36 percent from beyond the arc seven times, over 40 percent twice, and in 22 games during the 1989-90 season, he connected on 10 of his 19 (52.6 percent) 3-point attempts.

Though he never won a championship, he made the playoffs every season of his 13-year career, with the lone exception being his rookie campaign.