Complex sentence: Taylor was a starting guard for the University of Central Florida basketball team before being selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards, and soon after traded to the Houston Rockets.
Split into simpler sentences: Taylor was a starting guard for the University of Central Florida basketball team. He was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards and soon after traded to the Houston Rockets.