10/9/2009 football Edit

Taylor the next McGrady

Eric Lopez

Special to UCFSports.com

What does the NBA future hold for former UCF star Jermaine Taylor? Eric Lopez and Carson Ingle caught up with Steve Kyler, the editor and publisher of Hoops World, who offered his thoughts on the Houston Rockets rookie prior to Friday's preseason game between the Rockets and the Orlando Magic.

In his first professional game back home in Central Florida, Taylor scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds in a 113-104 loss to the Magic.

Click here for the audioClick During the interview, Kyler compared Taylor to another former Orlando area star, Tracy McGrady, and he feels he could be a valuable scoring asset in the coming years for the Rockets.Here to view this Link.