NBA players with NBA sons taller than them

NeoWarriors · Post #61 » by **NeoWarriors** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:06 pm

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

Mychal Thompson was the number one pick in the 1978 draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was an important piece to the Showtime Lakers in the early '80s winning two rings. He's also the current Lakers radio color commentator.

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Bologna Smasher · Post #62 » by **Bologna Smasher** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:30 pm

The listed heights might not say it, but I'm pretty sure Gary Payton II is taller than his dad. The way they measured heights back then compared to now can kind of throw things off.

shakes0 · Post #63 » by **shakes0** » Sat May 7, 2022 1:31 pm

Gusto1903 wrote:Idk man, my parents are both 5'8 at best and after i got a growth spurt when i was 17, i stand here in front of you, 6'3 tall. Also nobody on both sides of my family is considerably taller than my parents. So i dont believe that genes do that much, to your height. I just think, the humans evolve in height as a whole

Occam's razor would suggest you were adopted and no one told you till just now. You're welcome.

Fantastik_Goat · Post #64 » by **Fantastik_Goat** » Sat May 7, 2022 2:27 pm

Jimmy Walker 6’3”
Jalen Rose 6’8”

Promezclan · Post #65 » by **Promezclan** » Sat May 7, 2022 2:56 pm

Even two very tall parents will likely have a less tall kid because of regression to the mean. On the other hand, we don't hear about those failures, since they're not on the NBA radar. We only see the NBA player sons, which is AGAIN selecting for outliers. So children of NBA players will be much shorter in general. However, NBA players who had fathers in the NBA won't be much shorter, although growing up rich with the best training will mean they can overcome being slightly shorter to still make the NBA.

CobraCommander · Post #66 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat May 7, 2022 3:20 pm

Jabroni Lames wrote:Wilt Chamberlain &

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Otto is only 6’8 right ?

CobraCommander · Post #67 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat May 7, 2022 3:21 pm

BenoUdrihFTL wrote:Delonte West 6'3"
LeBron James 6'9"

Confirmed !

CobraCommander · Post #68 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat May 7, 2022 3:23 pm

shakes0 wrote:
Gusto1903 wrote:Idk man, my parents are both 5'8 at best and after i got a growth spurt when i was 17, i stand here in front of you, 6'3 tall. Also nobody on both sides of my family is considerably taller than my parents. So i dont believe that genes do that much, to your height. I just think, the humans evolve in height as a whole

Occam's razor would suggest you were adopted and no one told you till just now. You're welcome.

Or worse Tough way to find out you one of wilts kids...and your dad was NOT 5’8”...but at least you 6’3”

basketballRob · Post #69 » by **basketballRob** » Sat May 7, 2022 3:38 pm

Dave Holmgren 7'
Chet Holmgren 7'1".

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GSWFan1994 · Post #70 » by **GSWFan1994** » Sat May 7, 2022 3:56 pm

Gusto1903 wrote:Idk man, my parents are both 5'8 at best and after i got a growth spurt when i was 17, i stand here in front of you, 6'3 tall. Also nobody on both sides of my family is considerably taller than my parents. So i dont believe that genes do that much, to your height. I just think, the humans evolve in height as a whole

I think it's a combination of 3 factors:

1. Genetics
2. Diet
3. Physical activity

Genes are the main factor, obviously.

What you eat, and how much do you exercise, up to when you're around 21, are a boost IMO.

Fencer reregistered · Post #71 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat May 7, 2022 5:19 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:
Loaded_Hollows wrote:False notion. Marriage is not about love. If it blossoms into that, that’s great. That’s not really the purpose though. It’s about duty. A man’s duty to his wife. A wife’s duty to her husband. They hopefully create children they have a duty to. And the children have a duty to their parents. It’s an arrangement/deal that is made that is supposed to benefit all parties and society as a whole. The romanticization of marriage (and the romantic dating nonsense that lasts years) has corrupted society for far too long. It’s kind of sad.

Now as for whether it makes sense to have “creating athletically gifted/tall children” as one of the staples of the agreement you iron out, we’ll that’s debatable. It’s up to the people that decide to hammer out a deal and get married.

Chances are that you are single and will continue to be for quite a while.

Plenty of people think like him, and even more did so in the past. To this day, in India "love marriages" are an increasingly frequent exception to a rule that is more like his view. People who live in small rural villages and never travel more than a few miles from where they are born may well marry according to his views. Feudal nobility used to, for centuries. "Mail order brides" used to be a thing on the American frontier. Etc.

Fencer reregistered · Post #72 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat May 7, 2022 5:22 pm

Promezclan wrote:Even two very tall parents will likely have a less tall kid because of regression to the mean. On the other hand, we don't hear about those failures, since they're not on the NBA radar. We only see the NBA player sons, which is AGAIN selecting for outliers. So children of NBA players will be much shorter in general. However, NBA players who had fathers in the NBA won't be much shorter, although growing up rich with the best training will mean they can overcome being slightly shorter to still make the NBA.

I presume a large majority of NBA players are taller than their fathers.

If we look at the subset of players whose fathers are, say, 6' 10" or taller, I'd guess that most of them are shorter than their dads.

Those two statements in no way contradict each other.

CobraCommander · Post #73 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat May 7, 2022 5:24 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:
Gusto1903 wrote:Idk man, my parents are both 5'8 at best and after i got a growth spurt when i was 17, i stand here in front of you, 6'3 tall. Also nobody on both sides of my family is considerably taller than my parents. So i dont believe that genes do that much, to your height. I just think, the humans evolve in height as a whole

I think it's a combination of 3 factors:

1. Genetics
2. Diet
3. Physical activity

Genes are the main factor, obviously.

What you eat, and how much do you exercise, up to when you're around 21, are a boost IMO.

Science says ....you are right -

Genetics - obviously but diet plays a Huge factor...possibly over generations

North and South Korea 6” difference... that’s insane and probably the best argument for capitalism over totalitarianism....and you know FOOD...ever.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51421182_Height_and_weight_differences_between_North_and_South_Korea

Chuck Everett · Post #74 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat May 7, 2022 5:59 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.

I saw him and his sister in LA once. She's huge too.

Chuck Everett · Post #75 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat May 7, 2022 6:02 pm

shakes0 wrote:
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.

Mychal Thompson was also a former #1 overall pick in the NBA draft.

UcanUwill · Post #76 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat May 7, 2022 6:23 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:
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.

I saw him and his sister in LA once. She's huge too.

Yeah, she has huge hands, probably could have been a baller also, but she doesnt play.

Admiral-Kizaru · Post #77 » by **Admiral-Kizaru** » Sat May 7, 2022 6:47 pm

CobraCommander wrote:
Jabroni Lames wrote:Wilt Chamberlain &

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Otto is only 6’8 right ?

I can't unsee that :-?

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #78 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Sat May 7, 2022 6:53 pm

Jabroni Lames wrote:Wilt Chamberlain &

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wondering how many of them played in the NBA

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Ryoga Hibiki · Post #79 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Sat May 7, 2022 6:55 pm

shakes0 wrote:
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.

Mychal Thompson was a 1st overall pick, just saying, and much taller than Klay.
Also Jellybean Bryant was taller than Kobe.

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Ryoga Hibiki · Post #80 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Sat May 7, 2022 7:00 pm

batmana wrote:
AdagioPace wrote:Man, this thread escalated quickly with daddy jokes and eugenics projects

And yet no mention of Yao Ming. (In case you're not familiar, both his parents were professional athletes and they were "matched up" with the goal to create a super-athlete. I'm sure someone with more spare time and less lazy than me will post his parents' heights but I believe his mom was easily above 6 feet tall.)

this is BS conspiracy that came out in the US at the time of the draft

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