Milwaukee Bucks: Revisiting Frank Mason III’s 2019-20 season so far

Milwaukee Bucks: Revisiting Frank Mason III’s 2019-20 season so far – Where Frank left off

Having never previously played one second on the G League level, Mason clearly took it upon himself to raise his game when playing down with the Herd as part of his two-way contract.

Even as injuries had thrown a wrench early into the former Jayhawk’s run in the G League and playing for the Herd, it didn’t slow down Mason in his pursuit to eventually becoming this year’s G League Most Valuable Player.

Not only did Mason finish as the G League’s leading scorer at 26.4 points per game, but the fact that he was so remarkable scoring the ball while also averaging .504/.425/.815 shooting splits throughout the year, good for a 65.9 true shooting percentage, only added to those feats.

The significant improvement that Mason showed shooting the ball from long range was critical, especially in light of his struggles in that area while in Sacramento, and the fact that he was lethal when pulling up from well behind the 3-point line only adds to the threat level he can pose to opposing teams.

But make no mistake, the pressure that Mason regularly put on the rim was just as impactful to his scoring prowess on the G League level. And considering that Mason tops out at 5’11,” the fact that he was able to convert 62.7 percent of his scoring chances within the restricted area with the Herd is promising to Mason’s ability to translate his offensive abilities on the next level.

Speaking of the next level, while the vast majority of Mason’s minutes this year came with the Herd, the third-year guard did get the occasional run with the Bucks throughout the season. But at just 53 minutes on the floor with the Bucks and the most of that coming at the end of the games, that’s simply too small of a sample size to evaluate Mason’s talents holding up on the NBA level.

Could that change going into the Bucks’ season restart in Orlando?