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2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FSN South Turner South

The 2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 56th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Atlanta. In the 2004 NBA draft, the Hawks selected Josh Childress from Stanford with the sixth pick, and high school star Josh Smith with the seventeenth pick. During the off-season, the team hired Mike Woodson as head coach and acquired All-Star forward Antoine Walker, and Tony Delk from the Dallas Mavericks, Al Harrington from the Indiana Pacers, and Predrag Drobnjak from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. The team also signed free agents Kenny Anderson, re-signed Jon Barry and former Hawks forward Kevin Willis. The Hawks were not expected to be any good heading into the season posting an awful 2–12 record in November. In December, the team traded Barry to the Houston Rockets for Tyronn Lue. At midseason, Walker was eventually traded back to his former team, the Boston Celtics for All-Star guard Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta and Michael Stewart, while Anderson was released to free agency and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. However, Payton never played for the Hawks, and was released and then re-signed with the Celtics for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, the Hawks went from bad to worse losing 32 of their final 35 games, posting 13 and 14-game losing streaks respectively on their way to finishing with a league worst record at 13–69 (.159), which was their worst winning percentage in franchise history. Harrington led the team with 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Despite their awful season, Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Denver, as he and Childress both made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, second-year guard Boris Diaw was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Joe Johnson, Willis and Gugliotta both retired, but Willis would come back for one more season with the Dallas Mavericks before retiring again, and Drobnjak and Stewart were both released to free agency.

For the season, the Hawks slightly changed their uniforms from the trim colors of white to red on the road uniforms, added "ATL" wordmark stamps on the back on the home and road uniforms, they also added new yellow alternate road uniforms with black side panels to their jerseys and shorts in which the "HAWKS" wordmark stamp on the back of the shorts, which home road and alternate road uniforms would last until 2007.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
16Josh ChildressSF/SGStanford
117Josh SmithSF
234Donta SmithSGSoutheastern Illinois
237Royal IveyPGTexas
242Viktor SanikidzeF

Roster

  • Mike Woodson ()

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005_games.html

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Antoine Walker535340.241.531.753.49.43.71.20.620.4
Al Harrington666638.645.921.667.27.03.21.30.217.5
Tyronn Lue494631.246.436.487.12.25.40.50.013.5
Tony Delk56123.941.635.675.72.31.90.80.111.9
Josh Childress804429.747.023.282.36.01.90.90.410.1
Josh Smith745927.745.517.468.86.21.70.81.99.7
Predrag Drobnjak71120.243.835.280.03.40.70.60.38.4
Tom Gugliotta27927.743.130.878.45.52.11.20.57.9
Jason Collier704413.546.342.967.62.60.30.20.25.7
Obinna Ekezie423117.443.40.077.44.30.30.50.35.5
Jon Barry16017.240.334.476.91.31.80.90.15.2
Kenny Anderson392018.442.646.273.02.12.50.80.05.0
Boris Diaw662518.242.218.074.02.62.30.60.34.8
Royal Ivey62513.042.933.370.11.41.70.60.13.5
Donta Smith38011.438.927.368.81.41.00.60.13.3
Kevin Willis29511.938.90.073.92.60.30.30.23.0
Michael Stewart12112.152.40.042.93.30.40.50.42.1
Anthony Miller204.566.70.00.00.50.50.50.02.0
Jelani McCoy1008.853.80.020.02.10.00.30.81.5
James Thomas202.550.00.00.01.00.00.00.01.0

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Josh Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
  • Josh Childress, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Injuries

Atlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"PlayerAtlanta Hawks}}" width="20%" class="unsortable"DurationAtlanta Hawks}}" width="15%"Injury typeAtlanta Hawks}}" width="05%"Games missedAtlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"StartAtlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"End
October 16, 2004TBDTorn ACL, sprained MCL, torn cartilage in right kneeSeason
November 1, 2004November 26, 2004Strained lower back11
November 1, 2004November 19, 2004Sore right knee8
November 5, 2004November 7, 2004Bronchitis2
November 19, 2004November 30, 2004Strained right shoulder5
November 24, 2004December 3, 2004Sprained right ankle4
November 24, 2004December 14, 2004Sprained MCL10
November 30, 2004January 6, 2005Sore lower back18
December 18, 2004December 21, 2004Flu1
January 6, 2005January 19, 2005Sprained left ankle5
January 10, 2005January 24, 2005Strained lower back7
January 19, 2005January 29, 2005Right knee tendinitis6
January 22, 2005January 24, 2005Flu1
January 24, 2005February 2, 2005Knee tendinitis5
January 29, 2005January 30, 2005Illness1
January 29, 2005February 7, 2005Strained left calf4
January 29, 2005January 30, 2005Sprained left ankle1
February 2, 2005February 12, 2005Sprained right ankle5
February 5, 2005February 22, 2005Strained left Achilles6
February 7, 2005February 22, 2005Left knee tendinitis6
February 10, 2005February 22, 2005Sprained left ankle4
February 12, 2005March 2, 2005Strained left hamstring5
February 15, 2005March 5, 2005Strained lower back9
February 24, 2005March 8, 2005Left knee tendinitis5
February 24, 2005March 14, 2005Bruised left hand9
March 2, 2005March 5, 2005Mild concussion1
March 8, 2005April 16, 2005Strained lower back20
March 14, 2005April 7, 2005Back spasms12
March 14, 2005March 16, 2005Flu1
March 18, 2005March 21, 2005Sore back1
March 18, 2005March 21, 2005Flu1
March 28, 2005March 30, 2005Right knee tendinitis1
April 1, 2005April 2, 2005Headache1
April 5, 2005TBDRight knee tendinitis9
April 8, 2005TBDLeft shoulder sprain8
April 8, 2005April 9, 2005Pulled groin1
April 16, 2005TBDBack spasms4
April 17, 2005April 19, 2005Plantar fasciitis left foot1
April 17, 2005April 19, 2005Sore right knee1

Transactions

Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

Trades

February 24, 2005To **Atlanta Hawks**Tom Gugliotta
Gary Payton
Michael Stewart
2006 first-round pick (Rajon Rondo)To **Boston Celtics**Antoine Walker

Free agents

Re-signed

Atlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"PlayerAtlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"SignedAtlanta Hawks}}" width="9%"Contract
Jason CollierJuly 14, 20042 Year, $3.2 Million
Stephen JacksonJuly 15, 20046 Year, $40 Million

Additions

Atlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"PlayerAtlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"SignedAtlanta Hawks}}" width="19%"Former teamAtlanta Hawks}}" width="9%"Contract
Josh ChildressJuly 12, 2004Stanford Cardinal (DP)3 Year, $8 Million
Josh SmithJuly 12, 2004Oak Hill Academy Warriors (DP)3 Year, $4 Million
Jon BarrySeptember 16, 2004Denver NuggetsN/A
Kenny AndersonSeptember 16, 2004Indiana PacersN/A
Kevin WillisSeptember 22, 2004San Antonio SpursN/A
Donta SmithOctober 3, 2004Southeastern Illinois Falcons (DP)2 Year, $1.2 Million
Reggie Butler [*](1)October 3, 2004Xavier MusketeersTraining Camp
Royal IveyOctober 3, 2004Texas Longhorns (DP)N/A
Saddi Washington [*](1)October 3, 2004Western Michigan BroncosTraining Camp
Jeff Myers [*](1)October 4, 2004Drexel DragonsTraining Camp
Lonny Baxter [*](1)October 4, 2004Charlotte BobcatsTraining Camp
Anthony MillerOctober 5, 2004Houston RocketsN/A
Donnell Harvey [*](1)October 22, 2004Phoenix SunsN/A
Jelani McCoyNovember 8, 2004Milwaukee BucksN/A
Obinna EkezieJanuary 10, 2005Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL)10 Day
Obinna EkezieJanuary 20, 2005Atlanta Hawks10 Day
Obinna EkezieJanuary 31, 2005Atlanta HawksRest of season
James ThomasApril 9, 2005Portland Trail BlazersN/A

:* = Cut before regular season

Subtractions

Atlanta Hawks}}" width="10%"PlayerAtlanta Hawks}}" width="5%"Reason leftAtlanta Hawks}}" width="5%"DateAtlanta Hawks}}" width="19%"New team
Mamadou N'DiayeFree AgentJuly 1, 2004Los Angeles Clippers
Jacque VaughnFree AgentJuly 29, 2004New Jersey Nets
Michael BradleyFree AgentJuly 29, 2004Orlando Magic
Travis HansenFree AgentAugust 2, 2004ESP TAU Cerámica
Bob SuraFree AgentAugust 9, 2004Houston Rockets
Wesley PersonFree AgentAugust 11, 2004Miami Heat
Joel PrzybillaFree AgentAugust 25, 2004Portland Trail Blazers
Jeff MyersWaivedOctober 22, 2004
Reggie ButlerWaivedOctober 22, 2004
Saddi WashingtonWaivedOctober 22, 2004
Donnell HarveyWaivedOctober 28, 2004New Jersey Nets
Lonny BaxterWaivedOctober 28, 2004New Orleans Hornets
Anthony MillerWaivedNovember 8, 2004retired
Jelani McCoyWaivedDecember 14, 2004Long Beach Jam (ABA)
Chris CrawfordWaivedFebruary 24, 2005retired
Gary PaytonWaivedMarch 1, 2005Boston Celtics

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005.html 2004-05 Atlanta Hawks]
  2. "Worst NBA Teams Ever". [[ESPN]].
  3. "2004-05 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats".
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