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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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Rick Barry
Rick Barry (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for American Express) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Rick Barry/Brent Barry

Rick Barry was one of the best players of the 1960s and 70s and an all-time great talent, named to the NBA’s 50 greatest players of all-time list. Over his 14 year Hall of Fame career, Barry thrived in both the ABA and the NBA. He made a combined 12 All-Star games, was named first-team All-ABA four times, and made the All-NBA team six times (five first-team, one second-team).

In 1966 he won Rookie of the Year, and in his second season in the NBA, he led the league in scoring with a career-high 35.6 points per game. In 1975 Barry averaged 30.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 2.9 steals per game and led the Golden State Warriors to their first title in franchise history. He was awarded the NBA Finals MVP award for his stellar play, averaging 29.5 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in a four-game sweep over the Washington Bullets.

Even with all of his accolades, what this writer finds to be the most impressive feat in his Hall of Fame career; Barry shot 89.3 percent from the charity stripe for his career, and he led the league in free throw percentage seven times, all while shooting every one of his free throws UNDERHANDED.

Barry also had three of his sons (Brent, Drew, and Jon) play in the NBA. None of the Barry boys were anywhere near as talented as their father, but Brent had a pretty successful career as a sharpshooter and tertiary playmaker off the bench.

He didn’t enjoy any of the individual success his father experienced but was a solid defender for the majority of his career and shot over 40 percent from behind the arc for his career. In 2001 he shot a league-leading 47.6 percent from the 3-point line. The following season, he shot a league-leading 58.8 percent on two-point field goals, and he also led the league in effective field goal percentage twice during his career. He was a key role player with the San Antonio Spurs, winning two NBA titles in the mid-2000s.