For some NBA recruits, making it to the pros runs in the family.

Sometimes the connection to professional basketball players is not from the parents. Midway through the first round, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Mark Williams from Duke. His older sister, Elizabeth Williams, has been in the WNBA since 2015. In the second round, the Cavaliers selected Isaiah Mobley from the University of Southern California, which will be convenient for family visits, as his brother, Evan Mobley , it’s already on the list. equipment. (Siblings are common in the NBA See: the Lopezes, Antetokounmpos, Balls and Holidays.)

In some cases, there were recognizable names that were not redacted but nonetheless received contracts. Scotty Pippen Jr., who played three seasons at Vanderbilt, is expected to sign a two-way deal with the Lakers. His father, Scottie Pippen, won six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Ron Harper Jr., a Rutgers alum whose father, Ron Harper, won three championships alongside Pippen, is expected to be offered a similar deal with the Toronto Raptors.

But while this year’s draft class highlighted the NBA’s father-son connections, the phenomenon is nothing new. Consider Golden State’s roster, which featured four second-generation players during the team’s championship run this year: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II.

And some of their parents were front and center.

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