He has been the Knicks' top reserve at power forward and center.
Those three, plus the top reserve David Johnson, average in double figures.
Last season, after the Liberty failed to make the playoffs, four starters and three top reserves were exposed to free agency.
He was a top reserve on the Knicks team that won the NBA title in 1973.
Bryan Caver, a top reserve, will take over for Taylor in the backcourt.
The N.B.A.'s top reserve in 1995-96, he was limited to 57 games last season.
The Liberty finished 16-18, its worst record in its seven seasons, then allowed four starters and three top reserves to test free agency.
Two top reserves are juniors, but they are six years removed from high school.
Of its four top reserves, one is a sophomore and three are freshmen.
The Timberwolves played without their top reserve, Chuck Person, who checked into a hospital earlier yesterday with an foot infection.
