When your father is the owner of one of the most successful basketball teams in the world, expectations can follow you everywhere you go. However, Kayci Lacob has stepped out of her family’s basketball shadow and has quickly started carving a name for herself not in sports or business, but in cinema. Her debut, Everything to Me, has been making waves, highlighting the rise of a new creative voice in Silicon Valley.

Who is Joe Lacob’s Daughter, Kayci Lacob?

Kayci Lacob was born to father Joe Lacob and mother Lauri Kraus Lacob. Joe is the architect of one of the NBA’s modern dynasties, a billionaire co-owner of the Golden State Warriors. Laurie was a philanthropist and advocate in the community before her passing in 2023. She grew up in the Bay Area’s Silicon Valley alongside her siblings: brothers Kirk and Kent, and sister Kelly.

Kayci’s path veered differently from her father’s franchise. She attended Stanford University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in 2017 for Human Biology with a Minor in Digital Art and a concentration in Earth Systems, showcasing a multi-disciplinary approach.

Growing up in and around San Francisco, she often described her hometown as “pressure-cooker of expectations,” something that would later inspire themes in her writing and directorial debut.

Kayci Lacob’s Career

Unlike many children of high-profile business moguls, Kayci hasn’t leaned on the Lacob family’s fortune or influence to open doors; instead, she has chosen to build her career as a writer, producer, and director from scratch.

Her breakout film from this year, Everything to Me, is a coming-of-age story set in Silicon Valley during the early 2000s, something she personally witnessed, and the movie is semi-biographical in nature.

It follows a young woman obsessed with becoming the “next Steve Jobs,” and serves as a commentary on the intensity and identity crisis of growing up during the rise of tech-world ambition. It premiered as The Book of Jobs during the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2024, earning significant attention.

During interviews, Kayci has also spoken on the deeply personal nature of the movie and its characters, especially in relation to Joe Lacob. “I was terrified to show my dad the movie,” she admitted about the Warriors owner.

“The father character isn’t exactly painted in the most flattering light. But he got it. He told me, ‘This is your story to tell. We weren’t perfect, and that’s okay.’”

She also spoke on the regret of not being able to show the movie to her mother, saying, “My mom never saw the movie. In fact, she never saw us go into production. She passed away in June of 2023 right as things were getting going with pre-production of the movie, but I like to think that she would be proud of how she was portrayed.”

Kayci Lacob’s Relationship With Lacob Family

Despite her strong desire for independence, Kayci has maintained a close bond with her family. The memory of her late mother remains deeply cherished and continues to shape her work, as she describes the process of writing and filmmaking as a way to navigate her grief and rediscover her voice. Joe Lacob has remained supportive of his daughter, no matter how introspective her art may become.

Her brothers, Kirk and Kent, have both spent their time in the Warriors’ front office. Kirk currently serves as the executive vice president of basketball operations, and Kent has previous experience as the vice president of basketball development. Although Kayci doesn’t have a direct role with the team, she has celebrated the team’s success on her Instagram posts in the past.

In a family renowned for basketball legacies and franchise-building, Kayci Lacob embodies the quiet quest for personal truth through her art. Her evolution as a director, writer, and producer illustrates that even within a household constantly in the spotlight, there is space for smaller, more intimate narratives. Everything to Me reflects the vision of a young artist determined to carve her own legacy, one frame at a time.