Desmond Mason

Desmond Mason
Player information
Full name	Desmond Tremaine Mason
birthday	11th October 1977 (age 42)
place of birth	Waxahachie , Texas , United States
size	201 cm
Weight	102 kg
position	Small Forward / Shooting Guard
college	Oklahoma State
NBA draft	2000 , 17th Pick, Seattle SuperSonics
Clubs as active
2000–2003 Seattle SuperSonics 2003–2005 Milwaukee Bucks 2005–2007 New Orleans Hornets 2007–2008 Milwaukee Bucks 2008–2009 Oklahoma City Thunder 2009 Sacramento Kings 000 0

Desmond Tremaine Mason (born October 11, 1977 in Waxahachie , Texas ) is a retired American basketball player who was active in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2009 .

Career

Mason played college basketball for Oklahoma State University . In the 2000 NBA Draft , he was selected 17th by the Seattle SuperSonics and at the end of his debut season he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team . He also succeeded in the same season as the first Sonics player in the history of the franchise to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest .

In the third NBA year Mason came to 14.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists at the Sonics, before he was transferred to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2003 along with Gary Payton . In exchange, Ray Allen and Ronald Murray switched to the Sonics. Mason played three good years in Milwaukee and achieved his best career value in the 2004/05 season with 17.2 points per game.

On October 26, 2005, he moved to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jamaal Magloire . His last NBA positions were again the Bucks, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Sacramento Kings .

In addition to his basketball skills, Mason is a trained artist and actor.

Web links

Commons : Desmond Mason  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Desmond Mason - player profile on NBA.com
• Desmond Mason - player profile on basketball-reference.com