place on the Washington Mystics roster on May 14 and she would be spending the upcoming summer playing on the team. She did not compete in the Mystics' season opener against the Indiana Fever. Her absence was noted in the game as it was the only loss suffered by the Mystics. On May 21 Mystics' manager Linda Hargrove announced the team would waive Taylor in exchange for the higher-regarded Crystal Smith, despite Smith still recovering from a foot injury at the time. Her release coincided with her fellow UC Santa Barbara graduate and friend Kayte Christensen's release from the Chicago Sky. On May 28, 2008, Taylor and her father Bill were special guests of the Mystics for the Washington vs Phoenix Mercury game in Phoenix, Arizona. WNBA career statistics 2004 season 2006 preseason International career Taylor played basketball in numerous countries. She enjoyed great success playing overseas in Europe and Asia, especially in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). and the Polish Women's League, where she was known by the sobriquet Lindska and achieved a level of recognition comparable to that of Lisa Leslie in the WNBA, Taylor won a silver medal as a member of the United States 2003 Pan American Games basketball team with fellow Guacho, Kristen Mann when they played off in the Dominican Republic against the home team. She was considered the best player in the game and her finest effort in the tournament was six-point, four-rebound performance in quarterfinal victory over their hosts the Dominicans. Turkey (2005-2006) Taylor spent the WNBA 2005–06 offseason in Turkey, where she averaged 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for her new team, the Botașspor Adana (or Botaș as it was known for short). On February 8, 2006, Taylor and her team beat the Burhaniye, at home. She did not score in the first half, but she later scored 15 points in the second half. She ended up with 16 rebounds altogether. On February 18 Taylor and her team lost to Ceyhan with the scores 90–70. However, later on March 12, Botaș beat their rivals, Mersin, 81–71, in their home town. Taylor had a solid double during the game with 22 points and 12 rebounds. On April 1, she had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Botaș won, 83–59, over their opponent, the Erdemir Spor. Korea and France (2006-2007) On May 31, 2006, Taylor travelled to South Korea for