The 2004 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2004, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and was broadcast live on ESPN at 7:00 pm (EDT). In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players. The NBA announced that 56 college and high school players and 38 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2004 draft.[1] On May 26, the NBA draft lottery was conducted for the teams that did not make the NBA Playoffs in the 2003–04 NBA season. The Orlando Magic, who had a 25 percent chance of obtaining the first selection, won the lottery, while the Los Angeles Clippers and the Chicago Bulls were second and third respectively. As an expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats had been assigned the fourth selection in the draft and did not participate in the lottery.[2] The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.[3]
By the end of the draft, around 40% of the players selected in it were born from countries outside of the United States of America. As of 2015, it remains the highest influx of international players selected in the modern NBA Draft era.
After the completion of the regular season, Emeka Okafor, the Bobcats' historical first rookie draft pick,[4] was named Rookie of the Year, while Ben Gordon earned the Sixth Man Award, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to do so.[5]
While Okafor and Gordon each have had solid NBA careers, Dwight Howard became a seven-time All-Star and All-NBA selection, and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He also had the distinction as the only NBA player straight out of high school to start all 82 games as a rookie.
Key
Draft selections
Devin Harris, the 5th pick of the Washington Wizards (traded to Dallas)
Luol Deng, the 7th pick of the Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago)
Josh Smith, the 17th pick of the Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Atlanta via. Detroit and Dallas
Jameer Nelson, the 20th pick of the Denver Nuggets (traded to Orlando)
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Nationality[n 1] |
Team |
School/club team |
1 |
1 |
Dwight Howard* |
C |
United States |
Orlando Magic |
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA) HS Sr. |
1 |
2 |
Emeka Okafor |
PF/C |
United States |
Charlotte Bobcats (from L.A. Clippers)[6] |
Connecticut (Jr.) |
1 |
3 |
Ben Gordon |
G |
United Kingdom[7] |
Chicago Bulls |
Connecticut (Jr.) |
1 |
4 |
Shaun Livingston |
PG |
United States |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)[6] |
Peoria HS (Peoria, IL) HS Sr. |
1 |
5 |
Devin Harris+ |
G |
United States |
Washington Wizards (traded to Dallas)[8] |
Wisconsin (Jr.) |
1 |
6 |
Josh Childress |
G/F |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
Stanford (Jr.) |
1 |
7 |
Luol Deng+ |
SF |
South Sudan
United Kingdom[9]
|
Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago)[10] |
Duke (Fr.) |
1 |
8 |
Rafael Araújo |
C |
Brazil |
Toronto Raptors |
BYU (Sr.) |
1 |
9 |
Andre Iguodala+ |
G/F |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Arizona (So.) |
1 |
10 |
Luke Jackson |
SF |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Oregon (Sr.) |
1 |
11 |
Andris Biedriņš |
F/C |
Latvia |
Golden State Warriors |
Skonto (Latvia) 1986 |
1 |
12 |
Robert Swift |
C |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA) HS Sr. |
1 |
13 |
Sebastian Telfair |
PG |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY) HSSr. |
1 |
14 |
Kris Humphries |
F |
United States |
Utah Jazz |
Minnesota (Fr.) |
1 |
15 |
Al Jeffersonx |
PF/C |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Prentiss HS (Prentiss, MS) HSSr. |
1 |
16 |
Kirk Snyder |
SG |
United States |
Utah Jazz (from New York via Phoenix)[11] |
Nevada (Jr.) |
1 |
17 |
Josh Smith |
SF |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks (from Milwaukee via Denver and Detroit)[12][13] |
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) HS Sr. |
1 |
18 |
J. R. Smith |
SG |
United States |
New Orleans Hornets |
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, NJ) HS Sr. |
1 |
19 |
Dorell Wright |
SF |
United States |
Miami Heat |
South Kent School (Connecticut) HS Sr. |
1 |
20 |
Jameer Nelson+ |
PG |
United States |
Denver Nuggets (traded to Orlando)[14] |
Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
1 |
21 |
Pavel Podkolzin |
C |
Russia |
Utah Jazz (from Houston,[15] traded to Dallas)[16] |
Metis Varese (Italy) 1985 |
1 |
22 |
Viktor Khryapa |
SF |
Russia |
New Jersey Nets (traded to Portland)[17] |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1982 |
1 |
23 |
Sergei Monia |
SG |
Russia |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis)[18] |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1983 |
1 |
24 |
Delonte West |
PG |
United States |
Boston Celtics (from Dallas)[19] |
Saint Joseph's (Jr.) |
1 |
25 |
Tony Allen |
SG |
United States |
Boston Celtics (from Detroit)[13] |
Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
1 |
26 |
Kevin Martin |
SG |
United States |
Sacramento Kings |
Western Carolina (Jr.) |
1 |
27 |
Saša Vujačić |
SG |
Slovenia |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Snaidero Udine (Italy) 1984 |
1 |
28 |
Beno Udrih |
PG |
Slovenia |
San Antonio Spurs |
Breil Milano (Italy) 1982 |
1 |
29 |
David Harrison |
C |
United States |
Indiana Pacers |
Colorado (Jr.) |
1 |
- |
Forfeited Pick |
|
|
Minnesota Timberwolves (forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations)[20] |
|
2 |
30 |
Anderson Varejão |
C |
Brazil |
Orlando Magic (traded to Cleveland)[21] |
FC Barcelona (Spain) 1982 |
2 |
31 |
Jackson Vroman |
C |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (traded to Phoenix)[10] |
Iowa State (Sr.) |
2 |
32 |
Peter John Ramos |
C |
Puerto Rico |
Washington Wizards |
Caguas (Puerto Rico) 1985 |
2 |
33 |
Lionel Chalmers |
PG |
United States |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)[6] |
Xavier (Sr.) |
2 |
34 |
Donta Smith |
SF |
Venezuela[22] |
Atlanta Hawks |
Southeastern Illinois (So.) |
2 |
35 |
Andre Emmett |
F/G |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics (from L.A. Clippers,[23] traded to Memphis)[24] |
Texas Tech (Sr.) |
2 |
36 |
Antonio Burks |
PG |
United States |
Orlando Magic (from Phoenix,[25] traded to Memphis)[26] |
Memphis (Sr.) |
2 |
37 |
Royal Ivey |
PG |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks (from Philadelphia)[27] |
Texas (Sr.) |
2 |
38 |
Chris Duhon |
PG |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (from Toronto)[28] |
Duke (Sr.) |
2 |
39 |
Albert Miralles# |
PF |
Spain |
Toronto Raptors (from Cleveland,[29] traded to Miami)[30] |
Roseto Basket (Italy) 1982 |
2 |
40 |
Justin Reed |
SF |
United States |
Boston Celtics |
Mississippi (Sr.) |
2 |
41 |
David Young# |
G |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
North Carolina Central (Sr.) |
2 |
42 |
Viktor Sanikidze# |
SF |
Georgia |
Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State via Philadelphia and Orlando,[31] traded to San Antonio)[32] |
Dijon (France) 1986 |
2 |
43 |
Trevor Ariza |
SF |
United States
Dominican Republic |
New York Knicks |
UCLA (Fr.) |
2 |
44 |
Tim Pickett# |
SG |
United States |
New Orleans Hornets |
Florida State (Sr.) |
2 |
45 |
Bernard Robinson |
SF |
United States |
Charlotte Bobcats (from Milwaukee)[33] |
Michigan (Sr.) |
2 |
46 |
Ha Seung-Jin |
C |
South Korea |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Yonsei University (South Korea) 1985 |
2 |
47 |
Pape Sow |
PF |
Senegal |
Miami Heat (traded to Toronto)[30] |
Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
2 |
48 |
Ricky Minard# |
SG |
United States |
Sacramento Kings (from Utah)[34] |
Morehead State (Sr.) |
2 |
49 |
Sergei Lishouk# |
PF |
Ukraine |
Memphis Grizzlies (from Denver via Orlando)[35] |
Khimik Yuzhny (Ukraine) 1982 |
2 |
50 |
Vassilis Spanoulis |
PG |
Greece |
Dallas Mavericks (from Houston via Denver,[36] traded to Houston)[37] |
Maroussi (Greece) 1982 |
2 |
51 |
Christian Drejer# |
SF |
Denmark |
New Jersey Nets |
FC Barcelona (Spain) 1982 |
2 |
52 |
Romain Sato# |
SG |
Central African Republic |
San Antonio Spurs (from Memphis)[38] |
Xavier (Sr.) |
2 |
53 |
Matt Freije |
SF |
United States |
Miami Heat (from Dallas)[39] |
Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
2 |
54 |
Rickey Paulding# |
SG |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
Missouri (Sr.) |
2 |
55 |
Luis Flores |
PG |
Dominican Republic |
Houston Rockets (from Sacramento[34] via Utah,[15] traded to Golden State[40] via Dallas)[37] |
Manhattan (Sr.) |
2 |
56 |
Marcus Douthit# |
PF |
Philippines[41] |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Providence (Sr.) |
2 |
57 |
Sergei Karaulov# |
G |
Russia |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
2 |
58 |
Blake Stepp# |
PG |
United States |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
Gonzaga (Sr.) |
2 |
59 |
Rashad Wright# |
G |
United States |
Indiana Pacers |
Georgia (Sr.) |
- ↑ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
Notable undrafted players
These players not selected in the draft have played at least one game in the NBA.
Notes and references
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Clippers traded No. 2 pick to the Bobcats for No. 4 and No. 33 picks on June 21, 2004. The Bobcats agreed to select Predrag Drobnjak from the Clippers in the Expansion Selection.
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- ↑ Gordon is eligible to play in FIBA competition for either the United States or Great Britain. Additionally, he can play for England in the Commonwealth Games. He was born in London, England, UK and then emigrated to Mount Vernon, New York, USA.
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- ↑ The Wizards traded the draft rights to Devin Harris along with Christian Laettner, and Jerry Stackhouse to the Mavericks for Antawn Jamison and cash considerations on the draft day.
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- ↑ Luol Deng became a naturalized British citizen in 2006, and now plays for Great Britain in FIBA competitions and is also eligible to play for England in the Commonwealth Games.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Suns traded the No. 7 pick to the Bulls for a second-round pick (No. 31) and $3 million in cash on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Knicks traded this pick along with Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Maciej Lampe, the rights to Milos Vujanic and a future first-round pick (protected through 2010) to the Suns for Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway and Cezary Trybanski on January 5, 2004.
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The Suns traded this pick along with Tom Gugliotta, a future first-round pick (acquired from New York and is protected through 2010) and cash considerations to the Jazz for Keon Clark and Ben Handlogten on February 19, 2004.
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- ↑ The Bucks traded this pick along with Scott Williams to the Nuggets for Kevin Willis and Aleksandar Radojevic on October 22, 2001. As part of the trade, the Bucks traded Kevin Willis to the Rockets for a future second-round pick (No. 39 in the 2006 NBA draft).
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The Nuggets traded this pick along with Don Reid and Mengke Bateer to the Pistons for Rodney White on October 1, 2002.
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Pistons traded the No. 25 pick along with Chucky Atkins and Lindsey Hunter to the Celtics; and Bobby Sura and Zeljko Rebraca and the No. 17 pick (received from the Bucks) to the Hawks. In return, the Pistons received Mike James from the Celtics and Rasheed Wallace from the Hawks. The Celtics also traded Chris Mills to the Hawks. The trade was announced on February 19, 2004.
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- ↑ The Nuggets traded the draft rights of Jameer Nelson to the Magic for a future first-round pick (#20 in 2005 NBA Draft) on the draft day.
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- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Rockets traded the No. 21 pick along with Glen Rice and two future second-round draft picks (from Chicago; No. 51 in the 2005 NBA draft and No. 46 in the 2006 NBA draft) to the Jazz for John Amaechi and the No. 55 pick (received from Sacramento in the Keon Clark trade) on September 30, 2003.
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- ↑ The Jazz traded the rights to Pavel Podkolzine to the Mavericks for a future first-round pick (#27 in the 2005 NBA draft) on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Nets traded the draft rights to Viktor Khryapa to the Trail Blazers for Eddie Gill and cash considerations on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Grizzlies traded this pick along with Wesley Person to the Trail Blazers for Bonzi Wells on December 3, 2003.
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- ↑ The Mavericks traded this pick along with Raef LaFrentz, Jiri Welsch, and Chris Mills to the Celtics for Antoine Walker and Tony Delk on October 20, 2003.
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- ↑ The Magic traded the draft rights to Anderson Varejão along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter to the Cavaliers for Tony Battie and two future second-round draft picks (No. 44 in the 2005 NBA draft and No. 54 in the 2007 NBA draft) on July 23, 2004.
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- ↑ Donta Smith was born in the United States, but repesents Venezuela internationally.
- ↑ The Clippers traded this pick to the SuperSonics for Predrag Drobnjak on September 29, 2003.
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- ↑ The SuperSonics traded this pick to the Grizzlies for a 2005 second-round draft pick (No. 48) and cash considerations on draft day.
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- ↑ The Suns traded this pick to the Magic for Donnell Harvey on December 23, 2003.
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- ↑ The Magic traded this pick to the Grizzlies for cash considerations on the draft day.
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- ↑ The 76ers traded this pick along with the 2006 second-round pick (#42) to the Hawks for Efthimios Rentzias on June 26, 2002.
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- ↑ The Raptors traded this pick to the Bulls for a 2003 second-round pick (#45 pick) on June 26, 2003.
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- ↑ The Cavaliers traded this pick along with Lamond Murray to the Raptors for Michael Stewart and a future first-round pick (#22 in the 2007 NBA draft) on September 26, 2002.
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- ↑ 30.0 30.1 The Raptors traded the draft rights to Albert Miralles to the Heat for the draft rights of Pape Sow and the 2005 second-round pick (#58) on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Warriors traded this pick to the 76ers for Jiri Welsch on June 26, 2002. The 76ers traded this pick along with Monty Williams and cash considerations to the Magic for a conditional second-round pick on December 23, 2003.
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The Magic traded this pick to the Hawks for Anthony Johnson on February 24, 2000.
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- ↑ The Hawks traded the draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze to the Spurs for a future second round draft pick (#59 in the 2005 NBA draft) and cash considerations on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Bucks traded this pick to the Bobcats for Zaza Pachulia on June 23, 2004.
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- ↑ 34.0 34.1 The Kings traded No. 55 along with Keon Clark and a 2007 second-round pick to the Jazz for the No. 48 pick on August 5, 2003.
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- ↑ The Nuggets traded this pick to the Magic for Don Reid and a future first-round pick (#22 in the 2006 NBA draft) on August 1, 2002.
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The Magic traded this pick along with Mike Miller, Ryan Humphrey, and a first-round pick (#27 in the 2003 NBA draft) to the Grizzlies for Drew Gooden, Gordan Giricek and cash considerations on February 19, 2003.
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- ↑ The Rockets traded this pick to the Nuggets and Kenny Thomas to the 76ers; the Nuggets traded James Posey to the Rockets; the 76ers traded a first-round pick (#16 in the 2005 NBA draft) along with Art Long and Mark Bryant to the Nuggets in a three-team deal on December 18, 2002.
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The Nuggets traded this pick to the Mavericks for a second-round pick (#57 pick in 2003 NBA draft) on June 26, 2003.
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- ↑ 37.0 37.1 The Rockets traded the draft rights to Luis Flores and cash considerations to the Mavericks for the draft rights to Vasileios Spanoulis on the draft day.
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- ↑ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Spurs for the rights to Gordan Giricek on June 28, 2002.
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- ↑ The Mavericks traded this pick to the Heat for Tim Hardaway on August 22, 2001.
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- ↑ The Mavericks traded the draft rights to Luis Flores along with Christian Laettner, Eduardo Nájera, the rights to Mladen Šekularac, two future first-round draft picks and cash considerations to the Warriors for Erick Dampier, Evan Eschmeyer and the rights to Steve Logan on August 24, 2004.
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- ↑ Marcus Douthit was born in the United States, but repesents Philippines internationally.
References
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