Whether it's Bill Walton and Luke Walton, Arvydas Sabonis and Domantas Sabonis, or Rick Brunson and Jalen Brunson, the NBA has featured several productive father-son duos throughout its history. The moment Bronny James suits up for the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2024-25 season, he and his father, LeBron James, will not only become the first to play alongside each other -- they will be the highest-scoring father-son duo in NBA history.
LeBron enters the season with 40,474 career points, the most in league history. The four-time NBA champion and four-time league MVP is the only player to eclipse the 40,000-point plateau.
LeBron's career total alone is nearly 2,000 points more than the NBA's previous all-time highest-scoring father-son duo of Joe "Jellybean" Bryant and Kobe Bryant. Joe scored 5,252 points for three different teams during his eight-year NBA career, while Kobe scored all of his 33,643 career points for the Lakers, for a total of 38,895 points for the Bryants.
Here's a look at the highest-scoring father-son duos in NBA history entering the 2024-25 season.
1. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant and Kobe Bryant
Joe (5,252 points) + Kobe (33,643) = 38,895
2. Dell Curry and Stephen Curry
Dell (12,670) + Stephen (23,668) = 36,338
3. Mychal Thompson and Klay Thompson
Mychal (12,810) + Klay (15,531) = 28,341
4. Dolph Schayes and Danny Schayes
Dolph (18,438) + Danny (8,780) = 27,218
5. Rick Barry and Brent Barry
Rick (18,395) + Brent (8,488) = 26,883
6. Tim Hardaway and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Tim Hardaway (15,373) + Tim Hardaway Jr. (10,307) = 25,680
7. Jimmy Walker and Jalen Rose
Walker (11,655) + Rose (13,220) = 24,875
8. Patrick Ewing and Patrick Ewing Jr.
Patrick Ewing (24,815) + Patrick Ewing Jr. (3) = 24,818)
9. Rick Barry and Jon Barry
Rick (18,395) + Jon (4,715) = 23,110
10. Gary Payton and Gary Payton II
Gary Payton (21,813) + Gary Payton II (1,081) = 22,894
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