Which NBA Father-Son Pair Has Scored The Most Points Ever?
LeBron James and Bronny James are the NBA’s highest-scoring father-son duo ever, topping a list that also includes the Currys, Bryants, and Thompsons
The NBA has seen plenty of family talent over the years, but when it comes to pure scoring, one father-son duo now sits clearly at the top.
That pair is LeBron James and Bronny James.
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What makes their place in NBA history even wilder is that they are not just the highest-scoring father-son duo ever, they also became the first father and son to play together in the league. That alone would have been enough to grab attention. Add the scoring record on top, and it becomes one of the most unique family milestones the NBA has ever seen. ESPN’s latest updated list has LeBron and Bronny leading all father-son pairs in regular-season points.
Which Father-Son Duo is the Highest NBA Scorer?
According to ESPN’s updated regular-season totals, LeBron has 43,241 points, while Bronny James has 128 points, giving the James family a total of 43,369 points – well ahead of any other father-son combination in the league’s history.
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Bronny’s entering the NBA made this record very hard to break, especially since LeBron had already established himself as the top scoring player in the league all-time.
On the day of the last update, which was 43,210, LeBron was mid-season playing his 2025-2026 season at age 41, and these significant accomplishments showcase the ridiculous amount of total points produced by LeBron throughout his NBA career.
While serving as a reminder of this dominance in the game of NBA basketball, Bronny has also made his individual contribution to this record relatively negligible compared to his father’s career totals.
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The top 10 highest-scoring father-son duos
Based on ESPN’s latest updated regular-season list, here are the top 10 father-son scoring pairs in NBA history:
| Rank | Father-Son Duo | Combined Regular-Season Points |
| 1 | LeBron James and Bronny James | 43,369 |
| 2 | Dell Curry and Stephen Curry | 39,117 |
| 3 | Joe Bryant and Kobe Bryant | 38,895 |
| 4 | Mychal Thompson and Klay Thompson | 30,069 |
| 5 | Tim Hardaway and Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27,464 |
| 6 | Dolph Schayes and Danny Schayes | 27,218 |
| 7 | Rick Barry and Brent Barry | 26,883 |
| 8 | Jimmy Walker and Jalen Rose | 24,875 |
| 9 | Patrick Ewing and Patrick Ewing Jr. | 24,818 |
| 10 | Gary Payton and Gary Payton II | 23,730 |
So, until someone else scores better, for now, LeBron and Bronny are at No. 1 for a long time.
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