Marcus Banks

Marcus Banks

Banks with the Raptors
No. 15 – Champville SC
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1981-11-19) November 19, 1981
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Cimarron-Memorial
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College
NBA draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2006 Boston Celtics
2006 Minnesota Timberwolves
2006–2008 Phoenix Suns
2008–2009 Miami Heat
2009–2010 Toronto Raptors
2010–2011 New Orleans Hornets
2012 Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2012–2013 Panathinaikos Athens (Greece)
2014-2015 SLUC Nancy Basket (France)
2016 Champville SC (Lebanon)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Arthur Lemarcus "Marcus" Banks III (born November 19, 1981), is an American professional basketball player.

Banks is 6'2" (1.88 m) tall and 205 lb (93 kg). He played college basketball at the UNLV with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He was selected with the thirteenth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, then traded to the Boston Celtics, along with Kendrick Perkins.

College career

After playing two years at Dixie College, a junior college in St. George, Utah, Banks transferred to UNLV.[1] He played for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year of the Mountain West Conference as a senior.

Professional career

Boston Celtics

Banks was selected as the thirteenth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies; however, he was then traded to the Boston Celtics along with Kendrick Perkins. He was traded to the Lakers in 2004 for Gary Payton, but returned to Boston after the trade was amended following Payton's refusal to take a physical. In Boston, Banks was known for his good defense and ball handling; Allen Iverson, a division rival point guard, named Banks as the toughest defender he faced in his career.[2] However, Banks was also known for his poor shooting and decision making. In addition, Coach Doc Rivers had high hopes for rookie Delonte West, who also played point guard. As a result, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge declined to pick up a club option on Banks.

Minnesota Timberwolves

On January 26, 2006, it was announced that Banks, Mark Blount, Ricky Davis, and Justin Reed were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi and Dwayne Jones.[3]

Phoenix Suns

Banks signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 19, 2006.[4]

In 2007, the Suns spent training camp working Banks into a shooting-guard role when they were not seeking a trade, a tough proposition with Banks in the second year of a five-year, $21.3 million contract.

Miami Heat

On February 6, 2008, Banks, along with All-Star forward Shawn Marion, was traded to the Miami Heat for Shaquille O'Neal.

Toronto Raptors

On February 13, 2009, Marcus Banks was traded to the Toronto Raptors with Shawn Marion in exchange for Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon.[5]

New Orleans Hornets

On November 20, 2010, Banks was traded to the New Orleans Hornets with Jarrett Jack and David Andersen for Peja Stojaković and Jerryd Bayless.[6] In his 5 1/2 month tenure with the Hornets, Banks never played a game for the team. [7][8]

Panathinaikos

On November 12, 2012, Banks was acquired by the Greek League club Panathinaikos Athens.[9] He was released in May.[10]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Boston 81 2 17.1 .400 .314 .756 1.6 2.2 1.1 .2 5.9
2004–05 Boston 81 2 14.1 .402 .356 .742 1.6 1.9 .8 .2 4.6
2005–06 Boston 18 1 14.9 .413 .316 .900 1.1 1.8 .4 .0 5.5
2005–06 Minnesota 40 28 30.7 .479 .364 .778 2.9 4.7 1.2 .3 12.0
2006–07 Phoenix 45 1 11.2 .429 .172 .800 .8 1.3 .5 .1 4.9
2007–08 Phoenix 24 1 12.9 .404 .385 .750 .8 1.0 .3 .3 5.2
2007–08 Miami 12 2 21.6 .512 .405 .789 2.1 3.0 .5 .4 9.5
2008–09 Miami 16 0 10.4 .385 .143 .667 .9 1.4 .6 .1 2.6
2008–09 Toronto 6 0 6.7 .333 .200 .333 .5 1.0 .2 .0 2.3
2009–10 Toronto 22 0 11.1 .534 .292 .828 1.0 1.2 .5 .1 5.0
2010–11 Toronto 3 0 7.3 .000 .000 .750 .3 1.0 .3 .0 2.0
Career 348 37 16.0 .432 .327 .768 1.5 2.1 .8 .2 5.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 Boston 4 0 15.0 .438 .400 1.000 1.8 1.8 .5 .3 5.0
2005 Boston 7 0 15.1 .448 .500 .500 1.6 1.0 .6 .0 4.6
2007 Phoenix 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 1.000 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.0
Career 13 0 13.3 .426 .417 .750 1.4 1.2 .5 .1 4.2

References

  1. ↑ Marcus Banks NBA.com bio.
  2. ↑ Allen Iverson [Sixers] (April 15, 2015). "Marcus Banks. #AskTheAnswer" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Szczerbiak, Davis change teams in seven-player trade., Updated January 27, 2006
  4. ↑ ESPN - Report: Suns, Banks agree to five-year deal - NBA.
  5. ↑ Raptors Acquire Marion And Banks From Miami.
  6. ↑ "HORNETS ACQUIRE JACK, ANDERSON AND BANKS FROM RAPTORS.". NBA.com. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  7. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/banksma01.html
  8. ↑ http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/2556/
  9. ↑ PANATHINAIKOS picks up playmaker Banks.
  10. ↑ Sportando.net Marcus Banks leaves Panathinaikos.

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