EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets acquired Kansas point guard Tyshawn Taylor in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft, giving some splash to a night in which the team had no first-round pick.
The Nets sent cash considerations to the Blazers for the 6-foot-3 Taylor, a native of Hoboken, N.J., after the Blazers selected him with the 41st pick.
Taylor, a product of national high school powerhouse St. Anthony in Jersey City, was a four-year starter at Kansas, scoring 1,580 points and dishing off for 575 assists. He was a third team All-America and a first team All-Big 12 selection, leading the Jayhawks to the NCAA Championship game, before falling to Kentucky.
The Nets did not have a pick in the original draft until the 57th overall selection, before making the deal to acquire the 22-year-old Taylor.
So, while the team is headed to New York this season, at least a New Jersey native will be with it.
