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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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Kenyon Martin Jr. & Kenyon Martin Sr.
Kenyon Martin Jr. & Kenyon Martin Sr. (Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Kenyon Martin/Kenyon Martin Jr.

Kenyon Martin was a star player for the Cincinnati Bearcats college basketball team and was named the Conference Player of the Year, National College Player of the Year, NABC Defensive Player of the Year, and Consensus first-team All-American during his senior season.

He suffered a broken leg during the conference tournament his senior year, but that didn’t stop the New Jersey Nets from selecting him with the top pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. By the end of his fourth season in the league, Martin already made two trips to the NBA Finals (both losing efforts) and participated in an All-Star game. Unfortunately for Martin, he would not get selected to another All-Star game or make the Finals again for the remainder of his career. He retired in 2015 after being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

After an impressive run with IMG Academy, his son Kenyon Martin Jr. (KJ) was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft and traded to the Houston Rockets. After a brief stint with the Rockets G-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Vipers, KJ was recalled to the big club. He already has three games with multiple blocks in his short career and scored a career-high 21 points on March 14 against the Boston Celtics.

He is a very bouncy and athletic forward and has already displayed a better jump shot than his father. He is expected to be a part of the Rockets’ young core moving forward as the team begins to rebuild their roster.