Q:Facts:   - draft round: 1    - draft pick: 17    - career end: 2012    - height in: 9    - team: orlando italy -rrb- santa lucia realty -lrb- philippines -rrb- roanoke dazzle magic -lrb- nba d-league -rrb- lokomotiv-kuban -lrb- russia -rrb- triumph lyubertsy denver -lrb- russia -rrb- busan kt sonicboom -lrb- south korea -rrb- nuggets etosa alicante -lrb- spain -rrb- blue stars -lrb- lebanon -rrb- orlando dexia mons-hainaut -lrb- belgium -rrb- mitsubishi diamond dolphins -lrb- japan magic -rrb- al-ahli -lrb- bahrain -rrb- al-ahli -lrb- united arab emirates adecco -rrb- al-ahli -lrb- bahrain -rrb- milano -lrb-      - birth date: 04 june 1974    - draft team: orlando magic    - weight lb: 231    - draft year: 1997    - bbr: taylojo01    - college: knoxville cc -lrb- 1994 -- 1995 -rrb- chattanooga -lrb- 1995 -- college 1997 -rrb- -lrb- 1993 -- 1994 -rrb- indian hills    - letter: t    - name: johnny taylor    - birth place: chattanooga , tennessee    - position: forward    - high school: howard tennessee -rrb- school of academics and technology -lrb- chattanooga ,    - career start: 1997    - nationality: american    - years: 1997 2000 2000 -- 2001 2002 2002 2002 -- 2003 2003 start -- 2005 2005 2005 -- 2006 2006 2006 -- 2007 -- 2007 -- 2008 2008 -- 2010 2010 -- 2011 2012 1998 end 1999 -- 1999 end    - height ft: 6   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of johnny taylor -lrb- basketball -rrb- .
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johnny antonio taylor -lrb- born june 4 , 1974 -rrb- is an american professional basketball player , formerly in the nba .a 6 ' 9 '' small forward from the university of tennessee , chattanooga , johnny taylor was selected 17th overall in the 1997 nba draft by the orlando magic .in his brief nba career he played with the magic -lrb- 1997 -- 98 and 1999-00 -rrb- and the denver nuggets -lrb- 1998-00 -rrb- ; his last appearance in an nba game was in april 2000 .he was under contract for a brief period with chicago bulls -lrb- 2000 preseason -rrb- and portland trail blazers -lrb- 2001 preseason -rrb- , but has not played in nba games for these clubs .he has played professionally in italy for adecco milano -lrb- 2000 -- 2001 -rrb- and in the philippine basketball association .taylor later played professionally in bahrain .