FEBRUARY 3: The Magic have officially signed Mason, announcing in their press release that they’ve waived Bone to open up the required two-way slot. Roy Parry of The Orlando Sentinel notes (via Twitter) that Mason should be able to forgo the usual quarantine period for a newly-added free agent, since he has been at the G League bubble in Disney.
FEBRUARY 2: Free agent guard Frank Mason has agreed to sign a two-way contract with the Magic, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
The 34th overall pick in the 2017 draft, Mason has appeared in a total of 99 NBA regular season games for the Kings and Bucks over the last three seasons. While his NBA output (6.8 PPG on .397/.298/.757 shooting) has been modest, the 26-year-old had a huge year in the G League in 2019/20, averaging 25.3 PPG with a .502/.428/.815 shooting line in 24 games (30.2 MPG) and earning NBAGL MVP honors.
Mason was signed and waived by the Sixers in December for G League purposes, as the team intended to make him an affiliate player for the Delaware Blue Coats. For now though, it sounds like Mason will report to the Magic once he officially signs a contract and clears the NBA’s health and safety protocols. There could be a pathway to immediate playing time with Markelle Fultz (ACL) out for the season and Michael Carter-Williams (foot) also ailing.
While the NBA and NBPA have talked about creating a third two-way slot for teams this season, there’s no indication any agreement on that front is imminent, so the Magic will presumably have to waive one of their current two-way players to make room for Mason. Of the two, Jordan Bone has been a more regular part of Orlando’s rotation than 20-year-old rookie Karim Mane.
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G-league MVP to the rescue?
Its gotta be better than the G-league bubbke!
Good for him. I think he will succeed could be another Christian Woods story
My grandmother laughed
Thanks for the update
Really liked what he did in Sac. a couple seasons ago. And I’ve been surprised he’s kind of fell out the league since.
This is a good move for Orlando. I mean they’re probably better off tanking for a lotto pick, but if they’re as hellbent as they seem on actually being mediocre this guy can provide a decent facsimile of Fultz
I’m with you on ORL throwing in the towel this season.
I don’t expect a miraculous, franchise changing, performance from Mason, but he is probably capable of Fultz #’s once he gets comfortable.
Magic had a decent yr last yr. And this yr they were expecting playoffs. We all know injuries are killing that. Vucevic, Fournier, Ross, Fultz are all having or were, a good yr. Issac is going to be a nice player. He’s the future at the 4 imo. Seems if they move Bamba and Gordon. They will get good value back. They have their C and PF in Isaac n Vucevic. With what they get back in trade. Plus a deep draft coming this yr. They could have a deep team built for the future. There are plenty of wings in draft. They will find a SF. Not a bad idea to look to the future if you are out of playoffs.
they still got aminu whos been injured since 2019 but his shooting was garbage back then but he can still provide some rebounding and defense. well if they get both gordon and issac back healthy then they dont need to draft another wing
Magic cuts to the BONE !!
I like him a lot so I hope he gets a standard contract ASAP because the dude can play