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Sky's Sydney Taylor is not an All-Star yet, but the right people are noticing her

First publishedJul 28, 21:37 UTC
Last updatedJul 29, 21:55 UTC · 15h ago
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<p>When the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> played the Aces earlier this month, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon was asked her impression of rookie guard Sydney Taylor.</p><p>Hammon needed only one word to make her point.</p><p>“Stud,” she said.</p><p>It was high praise from the coach of the defending champions. And Hammon isn't the only basketball legend taking notice.</p><p>During All-Star weekend in Chicago, NBA champions Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant approached Taylor and told her they had noticed her game.

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<p>When the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> played the Aces earlier this month, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon was asked her impression of rookie guard Sydney Taylor.</p><p>Hammon needed only one word to make her point.</p><p>“Stud,” she said.</p><p>It was high praise from the coach of the defending champions. And Hammon isn't the only basketball legend taking notice.</p><p>During All-Star weekend in Chicago, NBA champions Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant approached Taylor and told her they had noticed her game. </p><p>She's kind of hard to miss. The 5-9 guard has the kind of bounce that once allowed her to dunk a tennis ball and the burst to beat almost anyone off the dribble.</p><p>Taylor went undrafted out of college and came off the bench to begin the season.

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<p>When the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> played the Aces earlier this month, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon was asked her impression of rookie guard Sydney Taylor.</p><p>Hammon needed only one word to make her point.</p><p>“Stud,” she said.</p><p>It was high praise from the coach of the defending champions. And Hammon isn't the only basketball legend taking notice.</p><p>During All-Star weekend in Chicago, NBA champions Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant approached Taylor and told her they had noticed her game.
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