Derek Anderson

This week on Knuckleheads we have one of the NBA’s craziest stories of all time, as Derek Anderson joins Q and D. DA details his journey from Louisville to hoop stardom. Parentless at 10 years old, father to a son at 15, he used basketball to help carry him through. He describes what it was like getting a scholarship to Ohio State, transferring to Kentucky, and how the NBA became a reality. DA is one of the few to have won a championship on both the college and NBA levels and his roller coaster journey of getting there is truly inspiring. Tune in.

1. Louisville, growing up without parents, how he survived without getting lost to the streets (6:45)
2. College process, earning a scholarship to Ohio State (14:16)
3. Transferring to Kentucky, Rick Pitino and winning a NCAA title (25:44)
4. Getting drafted, starting his foundation after his first check (39:11)
5. Becoming a part of Jordan Brand, starting the low-cut trend (53:15)
6. Playing with San Antonio, Tim Duncan and Greg Popovich (1:03:02)
7. Going to Portland, Jail Blazers era (1:06:40)
8. Miami Heat, winning NBA Finals in 2006 (1:27:30)

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NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls.

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