Kammron Taylor (born August 28, 1984) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life

Taylor played basketball with his older brother, Kerek, in their garage in the backyard of their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their father, Kenneth, kept the garage pitch black so the brothers would learn to

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without seeing the ball. He attended North Community High School where he played basketball, football and tennis.

College career

Taylor was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a junior with the

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, when he averaged 14.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. After struggling late in the season, he improved his diet and entered his senior year more muscular. In his senior season, he was named to the All-Big Ten second team and the Big Ten All-Tournament team. In 36 games, he averaged 13.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Taylor joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2007 NBA Summer League. He later signed with CB L'Hospitalet of the Spanish

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for the 2007–08 season. In 2008, Taylor signed with Kepez Belediyesi of the

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for the 2008–09 season. In December 2008, left Turkey and returned to Spain to play with Beirasar Rosalía. In July 2009, he signed with

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of the French League for the 2009–10 season. In February 2010, he left France and signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the season. On November 1, 2010, he was selected by the Iowa Energy in the 3rd round of the 2010 NBA D-League draft. On November 17, 2010, he was waived by the Energy. In January 2011, he signed with

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of Cyprus for the rest of the 2010–11 season. He later left Keravnos after 2 games and joined Guerreros de Bogotá for the 2011

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season. In January 2012, he signed with

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for the 2012 LBP season. In February 2012, he left Panteras and signed with

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for the rest of the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he re-joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In August 2012, he signed with Neckar RIESEN Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. On January 21, 2013, he was released. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Boston Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 26, 2013. On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws as an affiliate player. On January 4, 2014, he was waived by the Red Claws due to a season-ending knee injury. In January 2015, he joined the

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of the Venezuelan

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. He left the team in late April, and in 28 games, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. On November 10, 2016, he signed with the

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