Background
Anderson, Derek Lamont was born on July 18, 1974 in Louisville.
Anderson, Derek Lamont was born on July 18, 1974 in Louisville.
Attended, Ohio State University, 1992—1994. Degree in pharmacy, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1997.
Anderson is a graduate of Doss High School and was a Kentucky All-Star. Anderson played college basketball at the Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky. Anderson went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky in 1997 with a degree in pharmacy.
He was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 13th overall pick to the 1997 National Basketball Association Draft, despite missing much of his second senior season at Kentucky due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (Anterior Cruciate Ligament).
He played for Cleveland from 1997–1999. On August 4, 1999 he was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Johnny Newman to the Los Angeles Clippers for Lamond Murray.
Anderson was ranked 7th in the National Basketball Association in free throw percentage (877) in 1999–2000. Anderson"s National Basketball Association career was plagued by injuries.
In the 2004–2005 season he only played in 8 of the final 42 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, and missed similar numbers of games in prior seasons.
On August 3, 2005, he was the first player in the league waived using the so-called "luxury tax amnesty clause" of the 2005 National Basketball Association collective bargaining agreement. He would sign with the Houston Rockets as a free agent before being traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Gerald Fitch. Anderson was waived by Heat on September 12, 2006, prior to the beginning of the 2006-2007 season.
Several weeks later, on November 28, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.
Founder Derek Anderson Foundation.
Children: DeAsia, Derek Junior.
