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On the eve of the second half of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, Panathinaikos Athens added depth to its backcourt with the addition of point guard Marcus Banks through the end of the campaign. TalkBasket

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Niki Bakouli: Marcus Banks (guard, 30 years old) agreed with @paobcgr and will be the new player of Greens! Twitter @Eurohoopsnet

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Kostas Xydias: According to Prasini (owned by PAO BC boss) Panathinaikos is interested in Rasual Butler and Marcus Banks Twitter

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But promises do exist -- Olshey said when he was working for Tellem, they received promises for Shelden Williams, Marcus Banks, Kendrick Perkins, Kedrick Brown and Robert Swift. Sometimes, the promises don't work out -- Swift in 2004 got a promise from Boston at No. 14, but he was chosen by Seattle at No. 12. Oregonian

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Finally, assuming an NBA team wants him, Banks probably will have to settle for a lot less than the $4.8 million he made a year ago not to play. According to the NBA, a player with eight years of service such as Banks would make a minimum of approximately $100,000 were he to sign a 10-day contract with an NBA team. "I'm good. I'm grinding," Banks said in a brief phone interview last week. "I'm getting myself back in shape, and it's fine" in the D-League. Mike Higgins, Banks' longtime Las Vegas-based agent, said he hasn't abandoned hope that his client can make it back. "I really believe he can still play" in the NBA, Higgins said. "He's got some tread left on his tires from having not played much the last couple of years. He doesn't have the wear and tear that a lot of other players his age and his experience have. "But this league is not easy. It's all about timing." Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Banks worked out this past summer with fellow NBA players but didn’t land a job once training camps started. “Sometimes you have to take a couple steps backward to find yourself,” the 30-year-old said. “It’s a learning experience coming here, and it’s been great. I’m still learning the game, so this is a great situation, playing with a couple of (veterans) and being a mentor to some of the young guys who’ve never made it to the show.” Idaho Statesman

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The latest players to sign with the NBA's official minor league are on opposite sides when it comes to living up to the 'development' portion of the league's name as rookie Keith Benson and NBA veteran Marcus Banks both signed contracts on Tuesday, according to a league source. Ridiculous Upside

Marcus Banks, Keith Benson 

Other free-agent point guards include Marcus Banks, whom D’Antoni coached in Phoenix for two seasons, Earl Boykins or a player from the Development League. D’Antoni talked of signing a point guard as a temporary fill-in, because the Knicks may want that last roster spot eventually open for a forward — possibly Kenyon Martin when he’s available in March. “You have three point guards, [one] of them is questionable, one is out and one is hurt,” D’Antoni said. “You think maybe we have to do something. We’ll try to rectify the situation.’’ New York Post

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In the latest details available to Yahoo! Sports, sources say that New Orleans would send the Lakers Paul, and possibly two Hornets free agents – center Jason Smith and Marcus Banks – would be sent to the Lakers in sign-and-trade agreements. Yahoo! Sports

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Dubi Pick: Sources reveal NBA guard Marcus Banks is looking to replace Avery Bradley in Jerusalem, however, deal's still in it's diapers.. Twitter

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But apparently, the battle for bragging rights was enough to convince Gay that he would participate in the next show to determine which coast has the best players. After weeks of wrangling and tense negotiations, the Goodman League-Drew League rematch will finally take place on Sunday at Long Beach State University and Goodman League commissioner Miles Rawls confirmed that Gay would join forces with Durant, Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Michael Beasley, Sam Young and Donte Greene. Gay, Durant and Wall are also expected to participate in another exhibition game hosted by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on Saturday at Florida International University in Miami, but Rawls said all three would complete the difficult back-to-back set. They will meet a fired-up Drew League team eager for revenge and featuring Harden, Jennings, Nick Young, Derrick Williams, DeMar Derozan, Dorell Wright, Craig Smith, Marcus Banks and Ryan Hollins. Washington Post

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Michael Lee: Las Vegas native Marcus Banks is really running the show @impactbball, dropping behind-the-back passes & getting to rim. Not used to this Twitter

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Banks, 29, was traded from Toronto to New Orleans last November but never played for the Hornets while stuck behind Chris Paul and Jarrett Jack. He is weighing his international options in lieu of the lockout and still sees plenty of basketball in his future. "The sky is the limit," he said. "I've still at least got a good nine to 10 [years] in me, including the last four overseas. I just love basketball. It doesn't matter where I play, I just want to enjoy it and enjoy my family while I'm doing it." SI.com

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NBA journeyman point guard/Drew League regular Marcus Banks was the unwitting object of hoops humor at the MIT Sloan Conference in March, when Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told an unflattering story about him in discussing the topic of players who never reached their potential. Banks, the UNLV product who was Boston's No. 13 pick in 2003 when Morey was with the Celtics, had allegedly answered a question about his life aspirations in his predraft interview by saying that he wanted to be a male model. The comment quickly spread on the Internet via social media, and Banks -- the career reserve who has played with five teams in eight seasons -- called Morey not long after to voice his displeasure. SI.com

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"I called him that same day," Banks said. "I don't even know where that would come from as far as me quitting basketball and going into modeling. First of all, I'm not that kind of guy. [Basketball] is first priority, second priority, third priority for me as far as what I'm going to do outside of my family. I never ever thought in my life that I wanted to be a model. "I told him, 'I don't understand why you would say that.' I did a couple things as far as [getting] some incentives modeling suits -- Banana Republic, Polo -- stuff like that. But at the end of the day, it ended up in the magazine and that was that. There never was an interest of mine to pursue modeling." SI.com

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Morey later apologized for the remark on his Twitter account, and Banks said the issue was resolved quickly. "We squashed it," he said. "He probably worded [his comments] wrong. But at the end of the day, I'm the one that looks bad. We talked about it and it was absolutely nothing." SI.com

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Daryl Morey, on first warning sign he saw w/Marcus Banks: when Banks said his main goal was to be a fashion model. Twitter

Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, Marcus Banks 

Alex Kennedy: The New Orleans Hornets are shopping Marcus Banks and his $4,752,000 expiring contract, but there's not much interest. Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Banks didn't report to Hornets after being dealt to the team in January. One source says the odds of a deal occurring are "slim to none." Twitter

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The Hornets will trade Peja Stojakovic along with Bayless to Toronto for Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks. Sport24.gr

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