Anderson left school and entered the NBA Draft in 1989, where he was selected with the eleventh pick of the first round by the Orlando Magic. As the Magic were an expansion team that season, Anderson was the first draft pick in franchise history. Nick went on to be the Magic’s all-time leader in many categories such as games played (692), minutes played (22,400), points (10,650), steals (1,004) and second in rebounds to Shaquille O’Neal with 3,667. He ended his career in 2002.

Anderson is now retired from basketball, but recently accepted a job with the Magic in the team’s community relations department. Nick recently got married and keeps very busy with three children, including a 16-year-old son, Joshua, who’s following nicely in the family business of basketball.