Desmond Tremaine Mason (born October 11, 1977) is an American painter and former professional basketball player.

In 2001, he became the first SuperSonics' player in franchise history to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

[1] In 2003, Mason and Gary Payton were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Ray Allen and Ronald Murray.

Initially angry with Bucks general manager Larry Harris for trading him in 2005, Mason said he was happy to be back in Milwaukee.

"[9] In July 2018, Mason also appeared as a guest on a chartered yacht on season 3 of the show Below Deck Mediterranean, initially in an episode entitled "Panic at the Deck-O" on the Bravo network in the United States.

[11] In 2004, he founded the Desmond Mason Art Show, which supports a variety of charitable organizations.

[13] Mason helped make a series of art murals in Milwaukee following the Bucks NBA championship win in 2021.