Marcus Landry
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Marcus Landry is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
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 player for Assignia Manresa. Landry attended Vincent High School
Vincent High School
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 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was undrafted after four years at the University of Wisconsin from 2005 to 2009.

Pro career

Landry was a training camp invite of the NBA's New York Knicks and was announced to their 15-man roster for the start of the 2009–10 season
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.

He was traded to the Boston Celtics
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 along with Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson
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 for Eddie House
Eddie House
Edward L. House II , commonly referred to as Eddie House, is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Miami Heat.-Early life:...

, Bill Walker
Bill Walker (basketball)
William "Bill" Henry Walker is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association...

, and J. R. Giddens
J. R. Giddens
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 on February 18, 2010. The Celtics assigned Landry to the Maine Red Claws on March 6, 2010.

He joined his brother Carl at the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
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' 2010 training camp. However, he was released on October 15. He then signed with the Kings' NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. On January 19, 2011, Landry and fellow Bighorn teammate Jeremy Lin were named NBA D-League Players of the Week.

In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with BCM Gravelines in France
France
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. He was released soon afterwards and signed a 6-week contract with Bàsquet Manresa
Basquet Manresa
Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., known as Assignia Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain, playing in Liga ACB. The team was founded in 1931. They are currently playing their home games at the Pavelló Nou Congost...

.

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