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| Shooting guard/small forward | |
| Born | October 11, 1977 Waxahachie, Texas |
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| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Salary | $1,180,000[1] |
| High school | Waxahachie |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Draft | 17th overall, 2000 Seattle SuperSonics |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2003) Milwaukee Bucks (2003-2005; 2007-2008) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005-2007) Oklahoma City Thunder (2008-2009) |
| Awards | 2001 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion |
Desmond Tremaine Mason (born October 11, 1977 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He is designated as a shooting guard and small forward.
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Career
Mason was drafted out of Oklahoma State University by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 17th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. In 2001, he became the first Sonics player in franchise history to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[2] In 2003, he and Gary Payton were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Ray Allen and Ronald "Flip" Murray. On October 26, 2005, he was traded along with a 2006 first-round draft pick to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in exchange for Jamaal Magloire.[3] On July 23, 2007 Mason signed a contract with the Bucks after a two-season absence. Initially angry with Bucks general manager Larry Harris for trading him in 2005, Mason said he was happy to be back in Milwaukee.[3] On August 13, 2008, Mason was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Seattle SuperSonics, in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Thunder, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, that sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams to Cleveland, Mason and Cleveland's Joe Smith to Oklahoma City, and Cleveland's Damon Jones and Oklahoma City's Luke Ridnour and Adrian Griffin to Milwaukee.[4] This marked his return to the former Sonics franchise.[3] On September 17, 2009, Mason signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings at league minimum. [5] The Kings later waived him.
Media appearances
In February 2007, Mason recorded a hip-hop video called We Dem Hornets in which he gave an inspirational roll-call of the entire 2006-07 Hornets team. He said: "Brandon (Bass) and I write a lot on the bus... I wrote a song about the team and let them listen to it. I rapped it to them on the bus and on the plane and a lot of the guys really liked it. I tweaked it, cleaned it up, and went over to (videographer intern and son of head coach Byron Scott) Thomas Scott’s house and we put it down and then they wanted to put a video to it. It was just for fun."[6] Commenting on the fact that the Hornets started to win after the video was shown, Mason commented: "I think it went over well. They showed it in the locker room and everybody liked it, all of the players liked it. It was done well and (the highlights) fit together really well."[6]
Physical attributes
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Seattle | 78 | 14 | 19.5 | .431 | .269 | .736 | 3.2 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 5.9 |
| 2001–02 | Seattle | 75 | 20 | 32.3 | .464 | .271 | .848 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | 12.4 |
| 2002–03 | Seattle | 52 | 15 | 34.8 | .436 | .291 | .740 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .9 | .4 | 14.1 |
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 28 | 25 | 34.0 | .474 | .294 | .765 | 6.7 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 14.8 |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 82 | 31 | 30.9 | .472 | .231 | .769 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | 14.4 |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 80 | 71 | 36.2 | .443 | .125 | .802 | 3.9 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 17.2 |
| 2005–06 | NO/Oklahoma City | 70 | 55 | 30.0 | .399 | .167 | .682 | 4.3 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 10.8 |
| 2006–07 | NO/Oklahoma City | 75 | 75 | 34.3 | .452 | .000 | .663 | 4.6 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 13.7 |
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 59 | 56 | 28.8 | .482 | .000 | .659 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .7 | .5 | 9.7 |
| 2008–09 | Oklahoma City | 39 | 19 | 27.3 | .435 | .000 | .541 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .8 | 7.5 |
| 2009–10 | Sacramento | 5 | 4 | 13.2 | .417 | .000 | .750 | 2.6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Career | 643 | 385 | 30.5 | .449 | .260 | .740 | 4.5 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | 12.1 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2001–02 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | .421 | .333 | .588 | 6.2 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | 11.8 |
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 34.0 | .509 | .000 | .710 | 7.0 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | 13.0 |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 39.6 | .338 | .000 | .846 | 4.8 | 2.4 | .8 | .4 | 14.4 |
| Career | 16 | 16 | 37.9 | .414 | .111 | .730 | 6.1 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | 13.1 |
Notes
- ^ Oklahoma City Thunder Roster - 2008-09
- ^ NBA.com: Desmond Mason bio
- ^ a b c Mason says he's happy to be back in Milwaukee July 23, 2007
- ^ Cavaliers Acquire Williams in Three-Team Trade, August 13th, 2008
- ^ http://www.nba.com/kings/news/press_release_0917092.html
- ^ a b Mason Delivers Unique Motivational ‘Speech’
- ^ DraftExpress: Pre Draft Measurements
- ^ Highest Vertical Leap World Records
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