Derek Anderson, who the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted with the 13th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, appeared on Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson’s Scoop B Radio Overtime Podcast, and discussed the time that he convinced Michael Jordan to make the Air Jordan XI’s a low-cut shoe.
At the time, Anderson was one of the first Jordan Brand ambassadors.
For those that don’t know, Jordan first wore the Air Jordan XI’s after he came back from his first retirement to face the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The Magic had two young All-Stars in Shaquille O’Neal and Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway and that series was a perfect setting to put his newly designed sneakers on display.