Perhaps more than any other sport, the NBA is a family business with many second-generation players and siblings in the league. That is already the case now with dozens of siblings and second-gen players in the NBA right now and even expected to enter the league in the following seasons.
It's not entirely surprising that so many families produce multiple NBA players, with genetics playing a big part. Furthermore, growing up around professional athletes gives future NBA players better insight into what it takes to play at that level.
They, of course, also have more access to better training and possibly even the benefit of the doubt during the process. Next, let's take a look at five former NBA stars with elite draft prospects as sons.
8) Bryce James
Being the son of LeBron James can't be easy, with many considering LeBron to be the best player ever. Bryce James's older brother has already gotten the brunt of the skepticism regarding the sons of LeBron. That will hopefully take the heat off Bryce as he continues to develop.
At the moment, he doesn't appear on ESPN's top 60 players for the 2026 high school class, suggesting that he isn't a highly regarded prospect. Instead, he is the 80th-ranked player and a four-star recruit. That isn't the end-all be-all. Still, he will need to have a far better college career than his older brother Bronny did at USC.
That won't be hard to do, and teams will no doubt be willing to take a chance on a player such as Bryce. Given that both his dad and older brother have elite athleticism, it stands to reason that he has similar physical capabilities.
As of now, he has two college offers, including Ohio State, giving Bryce the chance to play college ball in the same state where LeBron was born, raised, and became a superstar. That would put more eyes on him and possibly help raise his draft profile.
With him not having the same health issues as Bronny James, that should be helpful to him, and he might have a chance to be a first-round pick if everything goes well.
Overall, the odds of Bryce living up to LeBron are too much to ask. Instead, if he can carve out a solid career in the NBA, then that would be a far more reasonable outcome for him.