The emergence of Isaiah Thomas, both from a height and a draft position perspective, surely impacts the scouting and drafting process for NBA General Managers. Teams want to be sure they don’t let a potential all-star slip through the cracks simply because of his height or some analytical measurement, and this is good news for players like Frank Mason III.
In terms of what NBA scouts look for, length and youth are probably at the top of the list for most. Frank Mason III comes into the NBA draft as a 6’0” Senior from Kansas at 23 years old and unsurprisingly, those identifiers seem to overshadow his college career accolades, which I will now list in a bullet format for additional dramatic effect.