Bronny and LeBron James are poised to make history after the Los Angeles Lakers selected LeBron James’ eldest son, Bronny, with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday. It would be the first time that a father-son duo has played on the same team in the NBA.
The James family’s achievement isn’t the first instance of fathers and sons teaming up in professional sports. There have been four father-son duos on the same NFL, MLB and NHL teams, dating back to the 1920s .
Ted and Charlie Nesser (NFL’s Columbus Panhandles, 1921)
To this day, Ted Nesser, and his son, Charlie, remain the NFL’s only father-son duo to have played on the same team. They played together for the Columbus Panhandles on Sep. 25, 1921, against the Akron World’s Champions. The Nesser family had a storied history with the Panhandles, as six brothers — John, Paul, Phil, Ted, Frank and Al — all played for the team at various points of the early 20th century. The 38-year-old Ted was a 5-foot-10 center, while Charlie was a 19-year-old tailback at 6-2. The duo’s lone appearance also came in their final season of professional football. The Panhandles would last one more year in the NFL before being disbanded and then rebranded as the Columbus Tigers, which lasted from 1922 to 1926.
Gordie, Mark and Marty Howe (NHL’s Hartford Whalers 1979-1980)
Gordie Howe had the pleasure of playing with two of his sons for the NHL’s Hartford Whalers, but it wasn’t the first time the trio shared the ice together. Mark and Marty Howe played together in the Ontario Hockey League’s Toronto Marlboros in the 1972-73 season, with Mark leading the team to the Memorial Cup Championship with 104 points—38 goals and 66 assists. Gordie made it a family affair when he decided to unretire and join his boys for the 1973 campaign on the World Hockey Association’s Houston Aeros. According to the Hockey Hall of Fame, “Mark scored his first professional goal exactly 27 years after his father scored his first NHL goal with the Detroit Red Wings.”
The three went on to join the NHL’s Hartford Whalers for the 1979-80 season. In his final season, Gordie racked up 15 goals and 26 assists for 41 points. Mark would spend three more seasons with Hartford before moving on to the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, while Marty spent the remaining five seasons of his professional hockey career with the Whalers.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. (MLB’s Seattle Mariners, 1990-1991)
The older Griffey was already a three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion when he signed with the Mariners in 1990. That same year, his son, Ken Griffey Jr. was also playing in Seattle, entering his second season in the majors and was the MVP of the All-Star Game in his first All-Star appearance and also played with his father. That season, Ken Griffey Jr. scored 91 runs and 22 homers while keeping a batting average of .300 and an OPS of .847. His father—even at 40 years old—still had something left in the tank, batting .377, scoring 13 runs and drilling three homers in his 17th season. The duo is also remembered for becoming the first father-son duo to hit back-to-back homers, doing so on Sep. 14, 1990, against the California Angels.
Tim Raines Sr. and Tim Raines Jr. (MLB’s Baltimore Orioles, 2001)
Finally, the Raines family made their own mark on the MLB, teaming up on the Baltimore Orioles for part of the 2001 season. Hall-of-Famer Tim Raines was in his penultimate season when he was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Orioles on Oct. 3, setting him up to join Tim Raines Jr., who had been drafted there in the sixth round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft. The duo shared the field for the first time on Oct. 4, 2001, when Tim Raines Sr. played left field while his son was in center. They had previously faced off against one another a few months prior in the Triple-A International League on rehabbing assignments, with Raines playing for the Ottawa Lynx and Raines Jr. playing for the Rochester Red Wings.
Father and sons both taken in the NBA Draft
LeBron and Bronny are not the only fathers and sons to have been drafted to the league. The two are joining a long list of predecessors that includes Greg and Cole Anthony, Mychal and Klay Thompson, Bill and Luke Walton, and Dell, Steph and Seth Curry, among others.
Here are fathers and sons who were both selected in the NBA Draft:
Son
Year
Father
Year
Bronny James
2024
LeBron James
2003
Jett Howard
2023
Juwan Howard
1994
Trayce Jackson-Davis
2023
Dale Davis
1991
Johnny Davis
2022
Mark Davis
1985
Walker Kessler
2022
Chad Kessler
1987
Jabari Smith Jr.
2022
Jabari Smith Sr.
2000
Jabari Walker
2022
Samaki Walker
1996
Cole Anthony
2020
Greg Anthony
1991
Nico Mannion
2020
Pace Mannion
1983
KJ Martin
2020
Kenyon Martin
2000
Bol Bol
2019
Manute Bol
1985
Nicolas Claxton
2019
Charles Claxton
1994
Gary Trent Jr.
2018
Gary Trent
1995
Domantas Sabonis
2016
Arvydas Sabonis
1986
Jerian Grant
2015
Harvey Grant
1988
Larry Nance Jr.
2015
Larry Nance
1981
Justise Winslow
2015
Rickie Winslow
1987
Joe Young
2015
Michael Young
1984
Jerami Grant
2014
Harvey Grant
1988
Devyn Marble
2014
Roy Marble
1989
Jabari Parker
2014
Sonny Parker
1976
Glenn Robinson III
2014
Glenn Robinson
1994
Andrew Wiggins
2014
Mitchell Wiggins
1983
Tim Hardaway Jr.
2013
Tim Hardaway
1989
Erik Murphy
2013
Jay Murphy
1984
Glen Rice Jr.
2013
Glen Rice
1989
Austin Rivers
2012
Doc Rivers
1983
Jeffery Taylor
2012
Jeff Taylor
1982
Nolan Smith
2011
Derek Smith
1982
Klay Thompson
2011
Mychal Thompson
1978
Xavier Henry
2010
Carl Henry
1984
Andy Rautins
2010
Leo Rautins
1983
Stephen Curry
2009
Dell Curry
1986
Austin Daye
2009
Darren Daye
1983
Gerald Henderson
2009
Gerald Henderson
1978
A.J. Price
2009
Tony Price
1979
Patrick Ewing Jr.
2008
Patrick Ewing
1985
Kevin Love
2008
Stan Love
1971
Taurean Green
2007
Sidney Green
1983
Al Horford
2007
Tito Horford
1988
Ronnie Brewer
2006
Ron Brewer
1978
Sean May
2005
Scott May
1976
Jackson Vroman
2004
Brett Vroman
1978
Brian Cook
2003
Norm Cook
1976
Luke Walton
2003
Bill Walton
1974
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
2002
Mike Dunleavy
1976
Dajuan Wagner
2002
Milt Wagner
1986
Mike Bibby
1998
Henry Bibby
1972
Kobe Bryant
1996
Joe Bryant
1975
Jalen Rose
1994
Jimmy Walker
1967
Byron Houston
1992
Curtis Perry
1970
Danny Manning
1988
Ed Manning
1967
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