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Top 10 Father/Child Athletes
9. Rick Barry/Brent Barry
02.8.11, 11:41 AM CST

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Rick Barry Brent Barry

Rick Barry is second only to Mark Price in career free throw percentage in the NBA. He won Rookie of the Year in 1966, averaging 25.7 points and 10.6 rebounds for the San Francisco Warriors. The following year he led the NBA in scoring at 35.6 points per game. In the 1967 Finals he averaged 40.8 points/game, but the Warriors lost to the 76ers. Barry went on to win the Championship in 1975 and was named Finals MVP.

Brent Barry was nowhere near the basketball player his father was, but he has a couple accomplishments Rick can’t match. Brent Barry has won two NBA Championships with the Spurs (2005 and 2007), as compared to Rick’s one. Brent Barry also won the Slam Dunk competition in 1996. Barry has been a solid shooter over his entire career, averaging over 40% from three-point range.

INTERESTING FACT – Rick and Brent are the second father/son duo to win NBA Championships (Matt Guokas St. and Matt Guokas Jr. were the first).

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