Is this the most brothers who have played during one single NBA season?

The 2025-26 season has seen 18 sets of brothers see NBA playing time. This equates to 6.7% of the league this season (36 of 542 total players). It’s also 22.5% of all the sets of siblings to ever play in the NBA (18 of 80).

Is this the most across any one season in league history?

Also, who wins in a hypothetical 2v2 tournament?

Giannis & Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Steph & Seth Curry
Lamelo & Lonzo Ball
Franz & Mo Wagner
Amen & Ausar Thompson
Andrew & Ryan Nembhard
Jalen & Cody Williams
Jrue & Aaron Holiday
Cam & Pat Spencer
Dylan & Ron Harper
Keegan & Kris Murray
Julian & Justin Champagnie
Max & Cam Christie
Cason & Keaton Wallace
Tre & Tyus Jones
Caleb & Cody Martin
Obi & Jacob Toppin
Leonard & Emanuel Miller

Straight_Pianist3897

144 | 3 hours ago

There’s been a lot of brothers in the NBA since the 60s

Dramatic-Drama-7827

6 | 3 hours ago

And almost ¹⁄₄ of them are currently in the league! Just a wild stat to me

GregEgg4President | Wizards

103 | 3 hours ago

(it was a joke about black people in the NBA)

The_Masturbatician

0 | an hour ago

black men.

Valsorim3212

-30 | 3 hours ago

*a bad joke

Marticyde

-6 | an hour ago

Racist

daboys765 | Celtics

3 | an hour ago

Calling a joke bad isn’t racist

Not_RZA_ | Lakers

4 | an hour ago

WOOSH

Valsorim3212

33 | 3 hours ago

Giannis and Thanasis would win for sure. People love to pick on Thanasis, but his game actually fares better for 1v1/2v2, and no one can guard Giannis in a 2v2.

All they’d have to do is have Thanasis sit in the dunker spot on the other side and Giannis would have a field day against any of these pairs. And on the other end Giannis and Thanasis can guard any of these pairs.

Dramatic-Drama-7827

11 | 3 hours ago

This is prolly the right answer, Franz and Mo MIGHT give them some issues but yeah they likely steamroll everyone else

Bd_3 | Bucks

3 | an hour ago

not going to discount Mo’s ability to annoy and frustrate Giannis

Krillin113 | 76ers

5 | 2 hours ago

Outside shot for the wagners or the Thompsons. I still think Giannis just runs over all of them and if they even hedge thanassis is stupid athletic to catch everything, but they’re also stupid athletic

Sea_Arm8989

2 | 3 hours ago

The correct answer

KorgG29 | Bucks

21 | 3 hours ago

Today I learned Leonard and Emmanuel Miller are brothers.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

2 | an hour ago

Today I learned Keaton and Cason are brothers.

MattPatriciasFUPA | Pistons

18 | 3 hours ago

The Tony Brothers win 2v2 when 1 rigs all the calls for the other 2.

lemongrassgogulope | Mavericks

1 | 21 minutes ago

What about Michael Porter Jr and his brother Kevin Porter Jr?

eitanvol1

10 | 3 hours ago

My pick is the greek freak and mr. T

actually-potato | Pistons

5 | 3 hours ago

Franz and Mo would be my pick

2020IsANightmare

4 | 3 hours ago

Would have to be the Giannis’, I think.

In a 1-on-1 setting, he’s clearly the best “brother” available.

Sure, his bother is….not one of the best players available, but he also size.

I’m thinking of the Giannis’ vs the Currys specifically. The Giannis’ could not be stopped from scoring.

Thompsons might be my second pick.

And just so it’s on record, I am not saying Giannis is better than Steph historically. Basketball is a team game. Steph has accomplished way more than Giannis as far as winning is concerned. Steph transformed the game.

Luck_Top | East

5 | 3 hours ago

Next year the Boozer Bros are going to wreck havoc

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

2 | 2 hours ago

It would be cool if they got drafted by the Pistons and Rockets somehow, so every game is a battle of twins

Narrow-Talk-5017

4 | 3 hours ago

I would go with the Thompson twins. They’re the most versatile defensively and the only pair where I dont think 1 of them could be “picked on”

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

2 | 2 hours ago

Wait til the Knueppel brothers all join the NBA. If Hornets drafts or trades for them all, it’s possible we can witness a full family vs. another team.

Marticyde

1 | an hour ago

Are his brothers good too?

duvie773 | Hornets

1 | 41 minutes ago

At this point I’m willing to risk it to find out

Tukneneng

2 | an hour ago

Dan and Tony Brothers - most brothers who have ref’d the most seasons in NBA

smoothcriminal562

1 | 2 hours ago

Giannis and Thanasis will dominate every pair on this list

Chuck_Phuckzalot | Pistons

1 | 2 hours ago

Wasn’t there a third Ball brother? What ever happened to that guy?

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

4 | 2 hours ago

Gelo was bad by D-League standards.

Dymatizeee | Knicks

1 | 2 hours ago

Too busy rapping

Dymatizeee | Knicks

1 | 2 hours ago

Tony ?

duvie773 | Hornets

1 | 40 minutes ago

If Thanasis can keep the 2nd guy even vaguely honest, the Alphabet Bros no-dif the entire list. Nobody that can handle Giannis 1v1

armaghetto | Bulls

1 | 37 minutes ago

SVG: “I would form an nba team of brothers.”

Mark Jackson: “you mean black guys?”

sanfranchristo | Supersonics

1 | 16 minutes ago

Wait until the rest of the Knuppels show up.

tkinsey3

-1 | 2 hours ago

All I know is these duos are lucky that Miles Plumlee retired because the Mason/Miles PLUMLORD duo would obviously have won