For Some NBA Draftees, Making it to the Pros Runs in the Family - The New York Times

Three of the top five picks in this year’s N.B.A. draft have parents who played professionally, including in the W.N.B.A.

Sometimes the connection to professional basketball players isnt parental. Midway through the first round, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Mark Williams out of Duke. His older sister Elizabeth Williams… [+1139 chars]

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