Phil Pressey walked the halls of the Cousins Center and saw a familiar face, though much younger, looking back at him.

His father, Paul, was a first round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks 31 years ago out of the University of Tulsa and played eight seasons for the organization, earning two NBA All-Defensive first team honors in helping the Bucks to the playoffs in seven of those seasons.

The Bucks traded Paul to San Antonio in 1990, and Phil was born in 1991. After three more seasons in the NBA, Paul retired and joined the coaching ranks – including winning an NBA championship on the bench with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.

Yet his name is on the wall at the Cousins Center, as are the photos. His name is synonymous with the Bucks.

"That’s my mark," father told son.

Phil Pressey is one of many draft-eligible players the Bucks have brought in for pre-draft workouts, but he plays a position – point guard – that the Bucks may feel they need to bolster depending on what decisions are made regarding the contracts of veterans Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings.

So, Pressey, Tim Hardaway, Jr. and Shane Larkin were brought in together for a workout at the end of May. What separated them all from other guards the Bucks could have brought in is what will forever bind them together – the sons of famous fathers trying to make their own name in professional athletics.

Tim Hardaway, Sr. was a first round pick by the Golden State Warriors in 1989 and the point guard finished his career as a 5-time All Star, 12th on the all-time NBA list for assists per game (8.2) and scored 20 points per game or more five times. He also won a gold medal for Team USA in the 2000 Olympics.

Barry Larkin was a first round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 1985, and went on to have the more historic career of the three famous fathers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 after retiring with 12 All-Star appearances, three Gold Gloves and one Most Valuable Player and World Series ring on his resume.

The sons are all different in their own right, though.

Phil Pressey is a natural point guard standing 5-feet, 11 inches. His dad is often considered one of the first "point-forwards" in the game, a 6-5 defensive wizard. And, he now has an extensive coaching background as well.

"He just gives me insights on how to lead the team, or how to talk to my teammates," Phil said. "He allows me to figure a lot of things out by myself. He is more of a father figure to me instead of a coach. He gives me something every now and then but overall he allows me to figure things out myself and I really think that’s helped me develop as a player."

Hardaway, Jr. is a 6-6 shooting guard who can score, but admits he isn’t as strong as his father with handling the ball.

"In this process, he’s just telling me to go out there and have fun and have a great time, it only happens once in your lifetime, so make the most of it" he said of the advice his dad has given him.

Then there’s Larkin, listed at just an inch shorter than his dad, but playing a completely different sport. That might be an easier shadow to exist in, if not for the whole "Hall of Fame" thing.

"He’s really just playing dad," the son said. "He’s just being really supportive. Whenever I finish a workout he’ll call me, see how it went, if I think I did well, what I didn’t’ do well. He’s just really been dad and really supportive. That’s all I really need him to do."

The three all admitted that growing up in pro locker rooms and clubhouses have set them up well for this next step in their athletic lives.

"We all act in a professional manner," Shane Larkin said. "We all know how to act on the court, off the court, getting taped – all the things professionals do."

Also in that Bucks workout, and perhaps the best NBA prospect of them all, was German point guard Dennis Schröder. His father is not known, at least not on the same level as his counterparts, but the 19-year-old plays to honor him in the same fashion as the Larkin, Pressey and Hardaway, Jr. do for theirs.

Axel Schröder was just a "regular" guy in Germany, working for the manufacturer Ziemann Group, encouraging his son to play and supporting his career in the German national system. But the elder Schröder’s heart failed in 2010, leaving his son to carry on his career without his guidance.

Now, Dennis Schröder plays to fulfill the promise he made to make it to the NBA.

"For sure," he said. "I work every day, hard, for that. Every day he tried to support me. He was at every practice. He supported me every time."

It’s not always easy to live up to a family name, especially when it has been made famous in professional athletics. It’s also difficult to carry a heavy heart when that steady influence is no longer present. But, this group of young men are doing their best to honor their fathers while forging their own identities.

"In terms of the experience they’ve gained from their parents in terms of talking about things, I think helps a great deal," said Bucks director of scouting Billy McKinney. "Their parents have been there, their dads have been instrumental in talking to them about the pitfalls as well as how to play the game."