Will Former Vanderbilt Star Jeffery Taylor Get a Second Chance in the NBA?

Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY SportsIn the hours leading up to the 2012 NBA Draft, Jeffery Taylor appeared to be in great shape. The Swedish small forward had led Vanderbilt to a rare SEC Tournament title alongside Festus Ezeli and John Jenkins and projected to be the first Commodore to be selected in the first round since Will Perdue in 1988. Taylor's combination of athleticism, defense, rim-bending dunks, and a newly-developed three-point shot had turned him into one of the hottest commodities in black and gold that summer.

Now, three years later, he's out of work and waiting for another chance to prove himself in the NBA.

Taylor had been a triumph for Vanderbilt basketball and head coach Kevin…