After being named the G League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, Wisconsin Herd guard Frank Mason III – who is on a two-way contract with the Bucks – headlines the All-NBA G League First Team, as the league announced today in a press release.
Mason was joined on the All-NBAGL first team by teammate Jaylen Adams, as well as Salt Lake City Stars forward Jarrell Brantley, South Bay Lakers big man Devontae Cacok, and Memphis Hustle forward Jarrod Uthoff. Mason, Brantley, and Cacok are currently on two-way contracts with NBA teams.
That’s a common theme for this year’s All-NBAGL teams. The majority of the 15 players named to the three squads are either currently on two-way contracts or have had NBA experience in the past.
The complete list of the 2019/20 All-NBA G League teams, along with the All-Rookie and All-Defensive squads, is below. Players currently on two-way contracts are noted with a caret (^).
All-NBAGL First Team:
- Jaylen Adams (Wisconsin Herd)
- Jarrell Brantley (Salt Lake City Stars) ^
- Devontae Cacok (South Bay Lakers) ^
- Frank Mason III (Wisconsin Herd) ^
- Jarrod Uthoff (Memphis Hustle)
All-NBAGL Second Team:
- Donta Hall (Grand Rapids Drive)
- B.J. Johnson (Lakeland Magic) ^
- Josh Magette (Lakeland Magic)
- Johnathan Motley (Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario) ^
- Tremont Waters (Maine Red Claws) ^
All-NBAGL Third Team:
- Justin Anderson (Long Island Nets)
- Dusty Hannahs (Memphis Hustle)
- Jemerrio Jones (Wisconsin Herd)
- Vic Law (Lakeland Magic) ^
- Marial Shayok (Delaware Blue Coats) ^
NBAGL All-Rookie Team:
- Jarrell Brantley (Salt Lake City Stars) ^
- Devontae Cacok (South Bay Lakers) ^
- Donta Hall (Grand Rapids Drive)
- Marial Shayok (Delaware Blue Coats) ^
- Tremont Waters (Maine Red Claws) ^
NBAGL All-Defensive Team:
- Tacko Fall (Maine Red Claws) ^
- Tra-Deon Hollins (Grand Rapids Drive)
- Christ Koumadje (Delaware Blue Coats)
- Sir’Dominic Pointer (Canton Charge)
- Kenny Wooten (Westchester Knicks) ^
Of the 20 players who earned a spot on one of the G League’s All-NBAGL or All-Defensive teams this year, only four – Adams, Jones, Koumadje, and Hollins – haven’t been on some form of standard, two-way, or 10-day NBA contract since the ’19/20 season began.
Adams and Jones have previous NBA experience, while Koumadje and Hollins have yet to make their regular-season NBA debuts.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
Josh Gray got screwed
So how does the MIP putting up 20 points per game not make at least 3rd team ?
Wait, don’t tell me, politics right ?
Had high hopes, yet it’s clear the G League is going to be no better than the NBA for pure theater.