" Welcome back inside the magic I'm with Watson after ten seasons with Orlando nick Anderson's moment of truth. Had arrived the team was heading in the direction and in August of 1999. Anderson was traded to the Sacramento Kings. Having spent his entire professional career with the magic. Nick was devastated."

" The question acts of because Orlando was all a new. I have family friends. There's a lot of people that I looked up to hear that I enjoyed being around. And vice Versa. It was really. A big appeal for me to swap."

" Two years later while playing in Memphis nick reached his moment of truth. At the age of 34."

" settlements out of my bit in Memphis. One day. Before practice. Yeah. Can't cinema so. I don't want this. I just can't do it and we'll. -- Not everything was pizza. -- I have a wonderful. Wonderful. Basketball career."

" The same hard nosed intensity that made Anderson a warrior on the court had kept many in the NBA from truly getting to know him off the court. When his playing days were over nick discovered he needed to -- if you fences he had some help from his college friend and now his agent. --"

" We talked a lot about you know dealing with people on communication skills and really any one of the things I said film was. You know around Orlando he he's -- magic I mean you know and this is what he considered his extended family and I said you know. Really doesn't matter that you played. You look around the league there are thousands of players who have played that want to get back in the league somehow in some capacity in the camp because of those guys are back in the league what is legal you right now so. That was kind of the mindset and from there we reached out of magic and got together."

" I don't know out of reach out of someone's in accidents. What an hour from there. I mean there. They've known each other since our freshman in college. He went to Arizona very very. Positive person and in my life that he biffle won two person in my life I mean. He shall be edited it."

" You know so much is is is given to you so much stuff as. At your disposal. And then now we have to go 95 real world. This little tougher. But guys this humbling. But the same time as -- it into the usual for growth and I think you've grown a great deal from his ordeal from his experience in the NBA. Mick was somewhat cold and somewhat on -- of -- a guy that I think was misunderstood but only because. People didn't really know who was. And I'm not sure to be honest with you if -- really knew who he watched you know he went through some things on the floor and off the floor. Smith I'm sure -- him as a human being. And you know some of the things that that will either Make or Break you to understand nick is to really know -- came from you know I think he came in as a young player and thinking about what he's been through over the course of life festival poster. Successive. Pitfalls and I just I don't know how anyone could really you know cope with that a cope with those so. He knows a lot of learning and in no athletes put in position where they've pretty much learn on the job."

" Vicki Anderson did learn that he has changed the guarded prodigy of years past has now given way to a manageable. It opened up. Vinny grew up. I think that has allowed more humble mound and he's he's been. But it's a good thing I think we all are and in coming in as a young guy. You know and got the world at your -- You kind of ride emotion rollercoaster of the NBA life now. And you start Sanders when you get out -- with the real world -- it's great now to -- nick and realize that those things that he went through it made him."

" Better human being and he was just a youngster when we got him and had a lot of growing up to do and he's done that he's come full cycle and and now you've got a very polished professional guy. Who relates so well with people who enjoys what he's doing. I understand this whole lot more about life. And is a real contributors to society -- can you know be thrilled that. Sometimes. Things in life what does the adversity or good things allowed you to learn and grow from. I think nick has taken advantage of those issues and become a better person. Through his walk and I can't say enough about it's. I think he's going to continue to do wonderful things and Orlando."

" I'm always going -- tip my hat. -- Orlando Magic family defense and everybody just because. They gave me. Opportunity. And how many young -- and give opportunity."

" To play professional basketball coming up next -- Anderson comes home to imagine. And settles into his new role with the franchise he was instrumental in building."