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Caja Laboral is looking for a shooting guard and one of the players the club is targeting is Marcus Thornton, last with the Sacramento Kings. TuBasket.com

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HoopsHype: Kings guard Marcus Thornton and Boston's Avery Bradley are other options Lucentum Alicante is looking at, sources told HoopsHype. Twitter

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Olympiacos BC is looking at a lot of American guards and forwards, including Marcus Thornton of the Sacramento Kings. The Reds are searching for players in the U.S. to fill the three places they have in their roster for foreign players. Gazzetta.gr

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The 24 years old guard finished last season with the Kings with a 21.3 ppg average, 4.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists. His salary requirements are not that high and he will definitively keep the Reds interested. Gazzetta.gr

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The Kings on Tuesday extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Marcus Thornton. The move was not surprising since Thornton, who was acquired in February, quickly became a player the Kings sought to build around. Under the current collective bargaining agreement, the Kings had to extend the one-year offer by June 30 to retain the right of first refusal. Thornton can sign an offer sheet from another team, but the Kings can match any offer and retain the guard, who will be entering his third season. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

The Sacramento Kings today extended a qualifying offer to Marcus Thornton, making him a restricted free agent, according to Kings’ President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie. Thornton, a two-year NBA veteran, averaged 21.3 points (.450 FGs, .361 3FGs, .805 FTs), 4.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.67 steals per game through 27 outings with the Kings last season, of which he started 23. He was acquired by Sacramento along with cash considerations from New Orleans on February 23, 2011, in exchange for Carl Landry. Cowbellkingdom.com

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

Seeing Marcus Thornton at Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery party was a bit unusual. It's not often players not under contract for next season make an appearance at an event after the season. Thornton is a restricted free agent so I had to ask him if his appearance meant he planned to be a King next season. After a brief pause Thornton answered in the affirmative. "Yeah...Yeah man," Thornton said. "These fans are great. I fit in so well with this team it would be great to play here but the summer is the summer." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

After an hour-long meeting with Kings sponsors today, Maloof told reporters the team would take advantage of its available salary cap space this off-season. Also of note: Maloof said the Kings would try to re-sign guard Marcus Thornton and center Samuel Dalembert. "We have money, we have cap space, we have the most cap space of any team in the NBA," Maloof said. "That's how you win. You need players. And we have money and we're going to spend it." Sacramento Bee

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The Kings also have a stockpile of young talent, with Donte Greene, Jason Thompson and Francisco Garcia becoming solid role players. Marcus Thornton turned out to be a valuable midseason pickup from New Orleans, and keeping the free agent to-be will be a priority. "I've really enjoyed my time here," (Marcus Thornton) Thornton said. "No matter where we end up, where I end up, I think this team has the makings to be a really good team sooner than a lot of people expec Deseret News

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

Thornton's offense has taken pressure off Tyreke Evans, and psychologically he's become what one source described as the "cartilage" between Evans and DeMarcus Cousins, who have butted heads all season. "That trade may have saved everybody," a source said. CBSSports.com

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You are a restricted free agent in the off-season, and this is a really crazy off-season coming up. With every one of these big games you are having, is it going through your head that, this is good for me, this is good for my career? Marcus Thornton: It is, it is, but whatever is going to happen this summer is going to happen. I think teams have a good idea of what I do, particularly this one. This summer is this summer, and whatever happens, happens. Cowbellkingdom.com

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

Do you think you have found a home here with these guys? Marcus Thornton: I sure hope so. I like being around these guys. I like the team, I like the area and I like the camaraderie we can have next year when we start over fresh and I can be here the whole season, instead of just twenty-something games of the season. If we can get a comfortable feel with what everybody does around here, I think we can be a really good team. Cowbellkingdom.com

Sacramento Kings, Marcus Thornton 

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thinks some not-so-funny business went down Wednesday when the New Orleans Hornets acquired forward Carl Landry from the Sacramento Kings for guard Marcus Thornton and cash considerations. The trade will actually cost NBA owners approximately $750,000 because until they can find an owner for the New Orleans franchise, the Hornets are really owned by the NBA. Thus, from Cuban’s viewpoint, the trade doesn’t pass the smell test. “All I know is if most of the owners in this league can’t take back salary in a deal, the Hornets shouldn’t be allowed to, either,’’ Cuban said. “All I know is that it never dawned to me that we would allow a team that’s basically losing their (butts) to take on salary. “Again, I’m not saying anybody did something under-handed. I’m just saying when we wrote the rules for whatever it was, somebody forgot the loopholes.’’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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NBA sources say the New Orleans Hornets and Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement on a deal that would send away Marcus Thornton and David Andersen for forward Carl Landry. According to the source, the deal should be finalized today after particulars of the deal are ironed out. Thornton, a second-year forward out of LSU, became an immediate fan favorite due to his strong rookie performance and ties to the area. Daily Comet

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Jimmy Smith: #Hornets Coach Monty Williams said only Marcus Thornton did not participate in shoot-around because of on-going trade discussions. Twitter

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Jimmy Smith: #Hornets G Marcus Thornton hasn't been told of trade yet, but ready. "Whatever happens, happens. This the NBA." Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Marcus Thornton 

John Reid: With trade not finalized yet, #Hornets' Marcus Thornton told not to report to the team's shootaround Wednesday morning. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Marcus Thornton 

Sam Amick: Update regarding Kings-N.O. trade: source says Andersen fell out of talks late. Deal is Marcus Thornton and cash to Sacto for Carl Landry. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Trade, Marcus Thornton, Carl Landry 

David Aldridge: Told by source involved in discussions that the NO/Sac proposed deal is Thornton for Landry and that Andersen is not in trade. FWIW. Twitter

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