Marcus Banks

Marcus Banks

Free Agent
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 19, 1981 (1981-11-19)
Place of birth	Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	American
High school	Cimarron-Memorial
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Dixie State College of Utah, UNLV
NBA Draft	2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
Boston Celtics (2003–2006) Minnesota Timberwolves (2006) Phoenix Suns (2006–2008) Miami Heat (2008–2009) Toronto Raptors (2009–2010) New Orleans Hornets (2010–2011)
Stats at NBA.com

Arthur Lemarcus Banks III, commonly known as Marcus Banks (born November 19, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is an American professional basketball player.

Banks is 6'2" (1.88 m) tall and 205 lb (93 kg). He played in college for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 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.

Career

UNLV

After playing two years at Dixie State College of Utah, Banks transferred to UNLV. He played for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

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; however, he 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.

Phoenix Suns

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

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.

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.

Career transactions

• June 26, 2003: Drafted 13th overall by Memphis Grizzlies in 2003 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 2003: Traded by Memphis along with draft rights of 27th pick Kendrick Perkins to the Boston Celtics for draft rights of 16th pick Troy Bell and 20th pick Dahntay Jones.
• January 26, 2006: Traded by Boston Celtics along with Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Justin Reed and two future second-round draft picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a future first-round draft pick.
• July 20, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix Suns.
• February 6, 2008: Traded by Phoenix with Shawn Marion to the Miami Heat for Shaquille O'Neal.
• February 13, 2009: Traded by Miami with Shawn Marion to the Toronto Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon and a future conditional draft pick.
• November 20, 2010: Traded to the New Orleans Hornets with Jarrett Jack and David Andersen for Peja Stojaković and Jerryd Bayless.

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	.6	.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
2003–04	Boston	4	0	15.0	.438	.400	1.000	1.8	1.8	.5	.2	5.0
2004–05	Boston	7	0	15.1	.448	.500	.500	1.6	1.0	.6	.0	4.6
2006–07	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

External links

• Marcus Banks at Basketball-Reference.com