Stade Nabeulien signs Michael Taylor, ex Al Zamalek

- November 12, 2020

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Michael Taylor

Stade Nabeulien (ProA) signed experienced 34-year old American guard Michael Taylor (186-85kg-86, college: Iowa State). He played last season at Al Zamalek in Egyptian Superleague. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Taylor also played for Al Nasr in Libyan league that season where in three Africa Basketball League games he had very impressive stats: 21.7ppg, 5.3rpg, 3.0apg and 1.0spg.
In 2008 (a year after he left the college) Taylor was drafted by Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) in second round (55th overall). The former Iowa State standout is in his 14th (!!!) season in pro basketball.
He is quite experienced player. Taylor has played in thirteen different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in China (Zhuhai), Greece, Italy, Lebanon (Homentmen and Al Moutahed), Poland (PGE Turow and HydroTruck Radom), Qatar (Al Gharafa), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda), Turkey (Yesilgiresun Bld), NBA (Memphis Grizzlies), South Korea (Anyang KGC), Czech Republic (Nymburk), NBA G League (South Bay Lakers and Iowa Wolves) and Big3 (Ghost Ballers).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won Korean KBL championship title in 2017. Taylor was also voted Eurobasket.com Greek A1 League All-Imports Team back in 2012.

By Eurobasket Data Center