NBA bloodlines are part of nearly every recruiting cycle these days, but the classes of 2025 and 2026 are particularly stacked on that front. There are familiar names abound in both groups, and the recruitments of each are beginning to take shape.
Below, Rivals national recruiting director Rob Cassidy explores where things stand with seven recruits that carry famous last names.
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Son of: Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse)
Recruitment: It’s easy to assume Anthony will land at Syracuse based on bloodlines and the fact that his father has a campus building named after him.