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Marcus Banks
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| Position | Point guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | November 19, 1981 (age 25) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| College | UNLV |
| Draft | 13th overall, 2003 Memphis Grizzlies |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | Boston Celtics (2003–2006) Minnesota Timberwolves (2006) |
Arthur Lemarcus Banks III, commonly known as Marcus Banks (born November 19, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Banks is 6'2" (188 cm) tall and 200 lb (90 kg). He played in college for 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 Celtics along with Kendrick Perkins.
In Boston, Banks was known for his good defense and ball handling, but also for his poor shooting, and decision making. Along with the hope for rookie Delonte West, by Coach Doc Rivers, as a result, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge declined to pick up a club option on Marcus. This meant the team would likely trade him later in the year or let him go after the season.
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.
He signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 18.
| 2003 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round LeBron James | Darko Miličić | Carmelo Anthony | Chris Bosh | Dwyane Wade | Chris Kaman | Kirk Hinrich | T. J. Ford | Michael Sweetney | Jarvis Hayes | Mickaël Piétrus | Nick Collison | Marcus Banks | Luke Ridnour | Reece Gaines | Troy Bell | Žarko Čabarkapa | David West | Aleksandar Pavlović | Dahntay Jones | Boris Diaw | Zoran Planinić | Travis Outlaw | Brian Cook | Carlos Delfino | Ndudi Ebi | Kendrick Perkins | Leandro Barbosa | Josh Howard |
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| Second Round Maciej Lampe | Jason Kapono | Luke Walton | Jerome Beasley | Sofoklis Schortsianitis | Szymon Szewczyk | Mario Austin | Travis Hansen | Steve Blake | Slavko Vraneš | Derrick Zimmerman | Willie Green | Zaza Pachulia | Keith Bogans | Malick Badiane | Matt Bonner | Sani Bečirovič | Maurice Williams | James Lang | James Jones | Paccelis Morlende | Kyle Korver | Remon Van de Hare | Tommy Smith | Nedžad Sinanović | Rick Rickert | Brandon Hunter | Xue Yuyang | Andreas Glyniadakis |
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