The NBA’s best unsigned free agents
Marcus Banks — After eight years and $40 million in the NBA, Banks never realized his potential beyond “sometimes useful defensive specialist.” That said, he still is that.
Retired • Retired after 2016 season • PG • 8 years of NBA experience
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| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 81 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 40.0% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 31.4% | 1.2 | 1.6 | 75.6% | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 81 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 40.2% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 35.6% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 74.2% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 18 | 14.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 41.3% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 31.6% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 90.0% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 30.7 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 47.9% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 36.4% | 2.3 | 2.9 | 77.8% | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 58 | 25.8 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 46.8% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 34.9% | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.3% | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Phoenix Suns | 45 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 42.9% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 17.2% | 1.1 | 1.3 | 80.0% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Phoenix Suns | 24 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 40.4% | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38.5% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 75.0% | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Miami Heat | 12 | 21.6 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 51.2% | 1.3 | 3.1 | 40.5% | 1.3 | 1.6 | 78.9% | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 36 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 45.0% | 1.1 | 2.8 | 39.2% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 77.1% | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Miami Heat | 16 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 38.5% | 0.1 | 0.9 | 14.3% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 66.7% | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Toronto Raptors | 6 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.3% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20.0% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 22 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 36.8% | 0.1 | 0.9 | 15.8% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 61.1% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 2009-10 | NBA | Toronto Raptors | 22 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 53.4% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 29.2% | 1.1 | 1.3 | 82.8% | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 2010-11 | NBA | Toronto Raptors | 3 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.0 | 2.7 | 75.0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 2011-12 | D League | Idaho Stampede | 19 | 25.9 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 51.8% | 1.3 | 2.7 | 46.2% | 5.9 | 6.9 | 84.8% | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2012-13 | EuroLeague | Panathinaikos | 21 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 40.5% | 0.9 | 2.1 | 43.2% | 1.6 | 2.1 | 73.3% | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 2012-13 | Greece | Panathinaikos | 14 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 39.7% | 1.1 | 3.1 | 36.4% | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.4% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2013-14 | France | Nancy | 21 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 41.1% | 1.0 | 2.7 | 35.1% | 2.1 | 2.7 | 77.2% | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Marcus Banks — After eight years and $40 million in the NBA, Banks never realized his potential beyond “sometimes useful defensive specialist.” That said, he still is that.