Photo: Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas hypes up his younger brother Aloni Arenas' hooping skills on IG

While many are hyping up five-star 2026 recruit Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, there is another member of the family who may also be headed to the NBA in the future, the youngest son, Aloni. He has been tearing up the middle school basketball scene, including a big 34-point outing last October.

His latest performances even have his five-star older brother talking, with Alijah Arenas sharing highlights of his younger brother on his Instagram stories on Sunday with three fire emojis.

Alijah Arenas praising little brother Aloni on Instagram (Source: Instagram/alihaj0Arenas)

The highlight reel was originally posted by Aloni on his Instagram page, and it shows him playing against several other teams for the grassroots basketball program, Compton Magic. The video showed that the seventh grader can shoot, handle the ball and get past defenders with ease.

Aloni is Gilbert Arenas' youngest child, and like his three older siblings, is also pursuing basketball. Gilbert's eldest child, Izela, is now playing collegiate basketball with the Louisville Cardinals, while the second child, Alijah Arenas, is a five-star recruit playing for Chatsworth High School. Himley, the third child, is now a high school freshman and is playing for Notre Dame.

Earlier this month, Aloni, Himley and Alijah, together with mom Laura Govan and other family members, visited Paris to not just go on vacation but also watch Izela play in her college debut for the Cardinals. She scored three points during her college debut as UCLA defeated Louisville 66-59.

Alijah Arenas talks about what he learned from his father, Gilbert Arenas

Alijah Arenas is one of the most sought-after recruits from the Class of 2026, being ranked No. 5 overall by 247Sports and also the No. 2 shooting guard and the No. 4 player in California. He sat down for an interview with Forbes magazine on Nov. 1 and opened up about what he learned from his NBA All-Star dad.

“It's scoring,” he said. “But I've actually thought about that and I really want to change that. I don't want it to just be scoring. I want it to be many other things. If you were to basically give an overview of me, I feel like all you have to say right now is scoring. I don't really want that headline."

The younger Arenas is seeking his own path in basketball, though it is still his dad who helps in his training.