Growing up in Atlanta, Anderson attended the University of Georgia and played for four teams during his ten-year NBA career after being drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1996: the Jazz, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat.

He played the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Anderson attended Alonzo A. Crim High School in Atlanta, then played basketball at the University of Georgia.

He is the younger brother of former Spurs, Knicks and Heat player Willie Anderson.

[1] Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup, and subsequently retired.