" After earning mr. basketball honors in high school in Chicago and reaching the Final Four at the University of Illinois. Nick Anderson prepare himself for the 1989. NBA draft. The Orlando Magic an expansion team that's had yet to play a single games. Hell you let -- pick in the first round it and the rest as they say is history."

" That's what the plays basketball. I don't care where was that. I never heard of Orlando Florida honestly speak if that's what I guess the minister has works in mysterious ways -- Orlando Magic select. Yeah in."

" We picked -- end -- Patriots for a long time on the court. And off the court yeah. It was a perfect pick for us into this day I think -- just feel so honored to have been the first magic player -- When you look back in his career for a decade or so he was in many ways the centerpiece. This franchise. Think that means more to nick his fingers. We'll tell you at 65 I'll tell you six war you know which -- it's a joke about it he might have voted 66 that time. But he came in primarily as it was almost like eight power forward -- To guard spot that was. It's tough as nails there's so funny if you look through -- years of history from there isn't it came to magically it was in inside. Tickets have been through. Mess around person."

" Just like do you come this is my front door. Trying to take food off my table and but just one don't have that. When I think of nick Anderson I always think of a guy that's got that look on his face like you know I'm about the terrier at all for just that anything sideways to me he's always had a bit of an edge about him -- he's he's very warm hearted and very. Such a good god but I think it's that readiness to compete. That makes him ready to step up to the --"

" I'll take the last shot. Or even the."

" The wind was incredible. The game was a guy that really dedicated himself to the games. --"

" The franchise built the winner in just a few years time by adding some of the game. Here Youngstown. Dennis Scott came first. Then Shaquille O'Neal a season later in pretty Hardaway nick went from the magic focal point to a complimentary player almost overnight. But he adapted his. To rise."

" He really learned the game of basketball. Coming from college in the position player to become an outstanding guard and I thought -- You know he did that on his own number he really paid attention to what was going on developed into before. I really believe he was one of the guys that really. Enjoy coach most of the seeing such incredible growth. In nickel with the it was a guy that worked incredibly hard on his jump shot on expanding his range back."

" It was all about winning if you can its founding seeding proposal being put together so. I just -- have taken a backseat in Melbourne down to. When we win. We win collective."

" By the 199495. Season the magic were one of the top teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference yeah. And the little expansion team that they've joined back in 89. Was suddenly the hottest ticket in town."

" have from day one. Since you've come to regain some terrible bags and it. Does seem -- goggles. Throughout the stands and down town in the whole arena. I have little magic Jersey. That's where has this it was a great. And we were young doing -- with the wind."

" The 1995 playoffs saw nick and the magic make a historic run closing down the Boston Garden in round one. It out of --"

" Out hustling Michael Jordan's. Schools in round two."

" And outlasting the Indiana Pacers in an epic conference final."

" The Orlando Magic word in the NBA finals and as game one wound down nick Anderson stepped to the line for free throws. Free throws that could -- ice the game. But instead. Changed his career. Forever."

" The only thing that was going through my mind was was just give us one I don't have to make them both unfortunately he you know he missed them. -- comes up with a rebound and immediately gets out again. I can tell Nicholas you know than a little nervous."

" But we'll -- want to make sure you didn't get it up there and it's too hard off the backyard and the reaction of the advantage of knowing that if he had just made one of those. With a given the magic now have a lot."

" Actually it didn't happen. And -- and had an impact on him probably for. You know for the remainder of his career which is really sad because if he doesn't deserve something like that."

" Not admit I've got to make excuses. When asked what the play -- Give a 110%. It's been a track this all -- to say that."

" That I struck out last game -- thousand doubts that the time. Mr. free told and I took the next flight out that next morning I just to be within just trying to encourage him to let him know that it was just one game in. He didn't have to brought where you know that go all the blame with not only shoulder."

" Are going to get beat up. For four from. From a -- Well opposing team. Fans yeah of course. But just people in general. I can't get beat -- did it affect me. Yes indeed mentally it did bother. In it's so the next. Season so. It was like those. Play and record. In the back of my he would. And I started believing that I could to -- those and I will always been a pretty decent free those -- Throughout my high school college and pro career. It was like this this."

" This record was flown back from. He's consistent and it's."

" Another lake district. And started believing. There's no doubt that it affected -- I think he had to take a step backwards -- reflect. On his nerves and and what position he was in at that time and how important it was. But I give a lot of credit to bounce back next on inside the match. Nick Anderson comes to a -- Professionally. And personally. Cinema so I don't want this."

" handled it."