Desmond Mason
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Desmond Tremaine Mason is an American
United States
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 former professional basketball
Basketball
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 player. He was designated as a shooting guard
Shooting guard
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 and small forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

.

Career

Desmond Mason was drafted out of Oklahoma State University by the Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

 with the 17th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft
2000 NBA Draft
The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Until 2011, it was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team; the following and subsequent drafts have all taken place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This draft is...

. In 2001, he became the first Seattle player in franchise history to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He also finished second place in the 2003 contest behind Jason Richardson.
In 2003, he and Gary Payton
Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Payton is a former American professional basketball point guard. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals...

 were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

 in exchange for Ray Allen
Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics; and collegiately for the University of...

 and Ronald "Flip" Murray
Ronald Murray
Ronald "Flip" Murray is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for Efes Pilsen S.K. in Turkey. Murray is a , point guard–shooting guard. In the NBA he most recently played for the Chicago Bulls...

. On October 26, 2005, he was traded along with a 2006 first-round draft
2006 NBA Draft
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 pick to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in exchange for Jamaal Magloire
Jamaal Magloire
Jamaal Dane Magloire is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . The , center was selected out of the University of Kentucky by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, after withdrawing...

. 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. On August 13, 2008, Mason was traded back to the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
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 (formerly the Seattle SuperSonics) in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Thunder, the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
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 and the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
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, that sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams
Mo Williams
Maurice "Mo" Williams is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association...

 to Cleveland, Mason and Cleveland's Joe Smith to Oklahoma City, and Cleveland's Damon Jones
Damon Jones
Damon Darron Jones is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" point guard–shooting guard, he played college basketball for three years with the University of Houston Cougars before declaring early for the 1997 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted.-High school career:Jones played for...

 and Oklahoma City's Luke Ridnour
Luke Ridnour
Lucas Robin "Luke" Ridnour is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.- High school career :...

 and Adrian Griffin
Adrian Griffin
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 to Milwaukee. This marked his return to the former Sonics franchise. On September 17, 2009, Mason signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
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 at league minimum. After playing in just five games (and starting 4), he was waived by the Kings.

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)
Brandon Bass
Brandon Samuel Bass is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA.A 6'8", . power forward from LSU, Bass was selected by the Hornets in the 2nd round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

 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
Byron Scott (basketball)
Byron Antom Scott is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was formerly the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University, but left school in his junior year to...

) Thomas Scott's house and we put it down and then they wanted to put a video to it. It was just for fun." 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."

Physical attributes

  • Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
  • Weight: 222 lb (100 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7'0"
  • Vertical leap: 38 inches

Regular season

|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...


| 78 || 14 || 19.5 || .431 || .269 || .736 || 3.2 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 5.9
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Seattle
| 75 || 20 || 32.3 || .464 || .271 || .848 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .9 || .4 || 12.4
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Seattle
| 52 || 15 || 34.8 || .436 || .291 || .740 || 6.4 || 1.8 || .9 || .4 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....


| 28 || 25 || 34.0 || .474 || .294 || .765 || 6.7 || 2.4 || .7 || .4 || 14.8
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 82 || 31 || 30.9 || .472 || .231 || .769 || 4.4 || 1.9 || .7 || .3 || 14.4
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 80 || 71 || 36.2 || .443 || .125 || .802 || 3.9 || 2.7 || .7 || .3 || 17.2
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | NO/Oklahoma City
| 70 || 55 || 30.0 || .399 || .167 || .682 || 4.3 || .9 || .6 || .2 || 10.8
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | NO/Oklahoma City
| 75 || 75 || 34.3 || .452 || .000 || .663 || 4.6 || 1.5 || .7 || .3 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 59 || 56 || 28.8 || .482 || .000 || .659 || 4.3 || 2.1 || .7 || .5 || 9.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
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| align="left" | Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....


| 39 || 19 || 27.3 || .435 || .000 || .541 || 4.0 || 1.2 || .4 || .8 || 7.5
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....


| align="left" | Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...


| 5 || 4 || 13.2 || .417 || .000 || .750 || 2.6 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 643 || 385 || 30.5 || .449 || .260 || .740 || 4.5 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || 12.1

Playoffs

|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
2002 NBA Playoffs
The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...


| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...


| 5 || 5 || 41.0 || .421 || .333 || .588 || 6.2 || 1.8 || .8 || .4 || 11.8
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
2003 NBA Playoffs
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....


| align="left" | Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....


| 6 || 6 || 34.0 || .509 || .000 || .710 || 7.0 || .8 || 1.0 || .7 || 13.0
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
2004 NBA Playoffs
The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...


| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 5 || 5 || 39.6 || .338 || .000 || .846 || 4.8 || 2.4 || .8 || .4 || 14.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 16 || 16 || 37.9 || .414 || .111 || .730 || 6.1 || 1.6 || .9 || .5 || 13.1

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