Mike Taylor (basketball player)

Mike Taylor
Taylor with Turów Zgorzelec in 2014
Personal information
Born (1986-01-21) January 21, 1986
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Marshall
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2008: 2nd round, 55th overall pick
Drafted byPortland Trail Blazers
Playing career2007–2020
PositionPoint guard
Number4
Career history
2007–2008Idaho Stampede
2008–2009Los Angeles Clippers
2009–2010Crvena zvezda
2011Iowa Energy
2011Tezenis Verona
2011–2012Kavala
2012–2013Nymburk
2013Los Angeles D-Fenders
2014Turów Zgorzelec
2014Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2015Rosa Radom
2015–2016Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2016Al-Gharafa
2017Anyang KGC
2019Zhuhai Wolf Warriors
2019Al-Nasr Benghazi
2020Zamalek
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Michael Rene Taylor (born January 21, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Chipola College and Iowa State. Taylor started his professional career with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League during the 2007–08 season. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 55th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and became the first player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history to be drafted after playing in the NBA D-League. Taylor was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and spent the 2008–09 season with them. He also played overseas in China, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Poland, Qatar, Serbia, South Korea and Turkey.