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30 NBA players who also had kids play in the league

By Larry Hammonds

CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) /
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Jerami Grant
Jerami Grant (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Harvey Grant/Jerami Grant

Harvey Grant was never as talented as his identical brother, four-time NBA champion Horace Grant. Still, he was a lottery pick, drafted 12th overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1988 NBA Draft.

He played five seasons with the Bullets, and from 1990-93 he averaged 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals in 37.1 minutes per game while converting nearly half of his field-goal attempts (48.8 percent).

His son, Jerian, was drafted by the Washington Wizards and traded twice before landing with the New York Knicks on draft night. He is another player in a long line of first-round draft picks that didn’t pan out for the Knicks.

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Jerami Grant in the second round of the 2014 draft. He developed a reputation as a proficient rebounder and versatile defender. He’s improved his game every season since he entered the league, and he’s currently enjoying a breakout campaign in his first season with the Detroit Pistons.

After averaging 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 24.5 minutes per game on .465/.347/.669 shooting splits in his first six seasons; at the time of this writing, he is averaging 23.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists while posting shooting splits of .434/.358/.875.