NBA players with NBA sons taller than them

BenoUdrihFTL · Post #21 » by **BenoUdrihFTL** » Fri May 6, 2022 8:20 pm

Delonte West 6'3"
LeBron James 6'9"

shakes0 · Post #22 » by **shakes0** » Fri May 6, 2022 8:38 pm

falcolombardi wrote:male height is influenced by both father and mother height (same for female height)

so if your dad is incredibly tall is very likely that -both- of his parents were tall

if klay thompson has a huge dad but an average height mom he will be unlikely to match or beat his dad height

is the players who marry tall women who may have huge sons taller than them

this is why I say it's shortsighted of NBA players to marry petite hotties. Gotta think of your future and marry a volleyball or basketball player or tall track athlete. Give yourself better odds of having a tall kid.

I got a hockey buddy who is 6'6 and huge. His wife played volleyball and basketball and is at least 6'3. I used to tell him before they had kids that I wanted to take out a 10% share of their first born son. Granted, neither of the parents are good athletes, but i was thinking future offensive lineman for sure. But then they only had one kid and it's girl. Crushed my dreams.

falcolombardi · Post #23 » by **falcolombardi** » Fri May 6, 2022 8:52 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Most kids are taller than their parents. No mistake that these midieval knights were actually super short guys, humans do get taller and taller it seems, its a gene that overpowers other genes, right?

But to answer the question, NOT Domantas Sabonis.

is more like a combination of mother and father height, if the mother is taller than average the kid is more likely to be taller than his dad

there are even formulas who give you a decent ballpark estimate assiming good health of nutrition so the kid can reach his max potential height

for example

Add the mother's height to the father's height in either inches or centimeters.
Add 5 inches (13 centimeters) for boys or subtract 5 inches (13 centimeters) for girls.
Divide by 2.

taken from mayo clinic webpage

LuDux1 · Post #24 » by **LuDux1** » Fri May 6, 2022 8:58 pm

On the other hand, all Rick Barry sons are shorter than him

jk31 · Post #25 » by **jk31** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:10 pm

falcolombardi wrote:male height is influenced by both father and mother height (same for female height)

so if your dad is incredibly tall is very likely that -both- of his parents were tall

if klay thompson has a huge dad but an average height mom he will be unlikely to match or beat his dad height

is the players who marry tall women who may have huge sons taller than them

well not necessarily. younger generations tend to be taller on average. my mother is 1.65m, my father is 1.75m and I am 1.91m.

Jabroni Lames · Post #26 » by **Jabroni Lames** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:17 pm

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Post #27 » by **ATTL** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:23 pm

That's why I found a college athlete tall woman to marry. no manlets.

basketballRob · Post #28 » by **basketballRob** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:26 pm

Jabari Smith Sr. 6'11"
Jabari Smith Jr. 6'10"

Jr. Is 18 and could still grow.

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wojoaderge · Post #29 » by **wojoaderge** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:41 pm

Dolph Schayes 6-8
Danny Schayes 6-11

Heej · Post #30 » by **Heej** » Fri May 6, 2022 9:46 pm

BNM carrying this thread on his back

Post #31 » by **Nuntius** » Fri May 6, 2022 11:29 pm

shakes0 wrote:this is why I say it's shortsighted of NBA players to marry petite hotties. Gotta think of your future and marry a volleyball or basketball player or tall track athlete. Give yourself better odds of having a tall kid.

Wait a second. You're joking here, right? :lol:

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #32 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Fri May 6, 2022 11:33 pm

ATTL wrote:That's why I found a college athlete tall woman to marry. no manlets.

You may be on to something, Cade Cunningham's brother is 6'10", while his father is only 6'0" but the key here is his mom is 5'11" which is taller than 99% of women on the earth.

Big J · Post #33 » by **Big J** » Sat May 7, 2022 12:54 am

Henry Bibby 6'1
Mike Bibby 6'2

life_saver · Post #34 » by **life_saver** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:05 am

wow I didn't know that Booker's dad and Klay's dad were former NBA players until I saw this thread

shakes0 · Post #35 » by **shakes0** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:16 am

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
ATTL wrote:That's why I found a college athlete tall woman to marry. no manlets.

You may be on to something, Cade Cunningham's brother is 6'10", while his father is only 6'0" but the key here is his mom is 5'11" which is taller than 99% of women on the earth.

It’s true. My dad is 6’3 and my mom is 5’2. I ended up barely at 5’10. Also, I’m not in the NBA. And my mom and her side of the family gave me a bum heart valve that had to be replaced. Thanks a lot mom.

shakes0 · Post #36 » by **shakes0** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:17 am

life_saver wrote:wow I didn't know that Booker's dad and Klay's dad were former NBA players until I saw this thread

Klay’s dad is pretty famous. PLayed for the Lakers and now does commentary for them on TV.

shakes0 · Post #37 » by **shakes0** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:20 am

Nuntius wrote:
shakes0 wrote:this is why I say it's shortsighted of NBA players to marry petite hotties. Gotta think of your future and marry a volleyball or basketball player or tall track athlete. Give yourself better odds of having a tall kid.

Wait a second. You're joking here, right?

Look at Lebron. Desperate to play ball with his son, but his son is too short and not good enough. Who’s fault is that?

SelfishPlayer · Post #38 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:40 am

Related to topic, NFL great running back Calvin Hill 6'4" and his basketball hall of fame son Grant Hill 6'8".

Post #39 » by **Nuntius** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:50 am

shakes0 wrote:
Nuntius wrote:
shakes0 wrote:this is why I say it's shortsighted of NBA players to marry petite hotties. Gotta think of your future and marry a volleyball or basketball player or tall track athlete. Give yourself better odds of having a tall kid.

Wait a second. You're joking here, right?

Look at Lebron. Desperate to play ball with his son, but his son is too short and not good enough. Who’s fault is that?

Since height is hereditary it goes without saying that the height of both parents is going to affect the height of the child. That's a given. My "you have to be joking" comment was about you saying that NBA players (or any human, in general) should care about their kid's height so much that it affects who they marry. The goal of a marriage (or any kind of romantic relationship) isn't to produce the perfect offspring. It's to, you know, love each other and spending your life together. Nothing else matters.

bballfan1three3 · Post #40 » by **bballfan1three3** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:55 am

Nuntius wrote:
shakes0 wrote:
Nuntius wrote:
Wait a second. You're joking here, right?

Look at Lebron. Desperate to play ball with his son, but his son is too short and not good enough. Who’s fault is that?

Since height is hereditary it goes without saying that the height of both parents is going to affect the height of the child. That's a given. My "you have to be joking" comment was about you saying that NBA players (or any human, in general) should care about their kid's height so much that it affects who they marry. The goal of a marriage (or any kind of romantic relationship) isn't to produce the perfect offspring. It's to, you know, love each other and spending your life together. Nothing else matters.

Nah bro I need a colossus woman to produce a behemoth son so I can ride him around and eat the quality fruit at the top of the tree