Bucks extend qualifying offer to Frank Mason III, making him RFA

Bucks point guard Frank Mason III will become a restricted free agent, after Milwaukee extended his qualifying offer to him, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.

Mason was selected with the No. 34 pick by the Kings in 2017. He then inked a two-way deal with Milwaukee last summer, and alternated between the Bucks and their Oshkosh-based G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd. The 5-foot-11 guard out of Kansas appeared in nine games for the Bucks, averaging 6.9 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.1 rebounds across 13.1 minutes per game.

While Haynes suggests Mason’s qualifying offer is worth $1.5M, the guard is coming off a two-way deal and appears to be eligible for one more such contract, so we tentatively have the guard’s qualifying offer down as a one-year, two-way contract with a $50K guarantee, as Basketball Insiders indicates.