Hoops Habit
Fansided

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) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
20 of 30
Next
John Stockton
John Stockton (PABLO CUARTEROLO/AFP via Getty Images) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: John Stockton/David Stockton

John Stockton was selected as the 16th pick in the star-studded 1984 NBA Draft. He would play 19 seasons in the NBA, all with the Utah Jazz, and with career averages of 13.1 points, 10.5 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, he is regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time. In addition to his reputation as an elite playmaker and stout defender, Stockton was an efficient scorer and deadly sniper from the perimeter, converting 51.5 percent of his field-goal attempts and knocking down 38.4 percent of his 3-pointers.

He and Karl Malone formed one of the best duos of the era and the deadliest pick-and-roll combo of all-time. Together they led the Jazz to the franchise’s only two NBA Finals appearances when they lost in back-to-back championship series to the Chicago Bulls in the late ’90s.

From 1987 to 1996, Stockton led the league in assists for nine consecutive seasons, averaging 13.1 assists per game during that span. He’s a 10-time All-Star, two-time steals champion, nine-time assists leader, 11-time All-NBA player, and named to an All-Defensive team five times in his career.

The Hall of Fame point guard holds arguably two of the most unbreakable NBA records, most assists all-time (15,806) and steals (3,265). Stockton ranked third for most games played (1,504) at the time of his retirement and currently sits in sixth place for career win shares (207.70). He was also a member of the infamous 1992 Olympic Dream Team and named one of the 50 greatest players of all-time.

In another classic case of “the son living in his father’s shadow,” David Stockton was never able to live up to the unfair expectations that came with being a Hall of Famer’s son. Already at a disadvantage, standing at just 5’11”, 165 pounds, the younger Stockton had a slim chance of becoming an NBA player.

After going undrafted in 2014, Stockton made his NBA debut in Feb. 2015 with the Sacramento Kings. He played in three games with the Kings that season and wouldn’t appear in another NBA game until the 2017-18 season, this time with his father’s old team, the Jazz. He spent most of his career in the NBA developmental league (G-League) while also making a few stops overseas. He currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies G-League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.