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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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Cole Anthony & Greg Anthony
Cole Anthony & Greg Anthony (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Greg Anthony/Cole Anthony

Greg Anthony was a career role player; he was not a talented scorer but carved out a 12-year career in the league due to his reputation as a hard-nosed defender.

He won a National Championship in 1990 when the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels upset title favorite Duke in a 103-73 victory.

Drafted in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft, Anthony played his first five seasons with the New York Knicks, losing to the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals in a heartbreaking seven-game series in 1994.

After being selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1995 expansion Draft, he would have the best statistical season of his career, posting averages of 14 points, 6.9 assists, and 1.7 steals in 30.4 minutes per game.

Cole Anthony is much more skilled offensively than his father, but he’s not nearly the defender he was. After an underwhelming and inefficient season with the North Carolina Tar Heels, Anthony declared for the draft. The Orlando Magic selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Initially starting his career in a bench role, Anthony was promoted to full-time starter when the Magic lost Markelle Fultz for the remainder of the season with a leg injury. On Jan. 20, he hit what the Magic hoped was the first of many game-winning shots when he knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a one-point victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s shown flashes of his potential to be a cornerstone piece for Orlando moving forward, but he’s currently sitting out with no timetable to return as he nurses a rib injury.