Isaiah Taylor

Isaiah Shaquille Taylor (born July 11, 1994, in Hayward, California) is an American professional basketball player for Dubai BC of the ABA League.

He earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors on February 3, 2014, after scoring 23 points in a home victory over Kansas.

After the season, Taylor announced he would return for his junior campaign, forgoing a possible second round pick in the 2015 NBA draft.

CBSSports.com's Sam Vecenie wrote that new Texas coach Shaka Smart's "system will accentuate Taylor's quickness and athleticism quite well.

[8] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Rockets.

In 12 games with seven starts, Taylor averaged a team-high 21.1 points along with 6.1 assists while shooting 49.7% from the floor, 41.3% from three-point range and 79.5% from the free throw line.

[12] On April 2, 2017, he was recalled from the D-League and made his NBA debut that night in the Rockets' 123–116 win over the Phoenix Suns.

On January 6, 2023, Taylor signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for the rest of the 2022–23 season, replacing the injured Keenan Evans.