2004 NBA draft
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Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). 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.
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Key
| G | Guard | PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | F | Forward | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Draft selections
File:Dwight Howard.jpg
Dwight Howard, the 1st pick of the Orlando Magic
Emeka Okafor, the 2nd pick of the Charlotte Bobcats
Ben Gordon, the 3rd pick of the Chicago Bulls
Shaun Livingston, the 4th pick of the Los Angeles Clippers
Devin Harris, the 5th pick of the Washington Wizards (traded to Dallas)
Josh Childress, the 6th pick of the Atlanta Hawks
Luol Deng, the 7th pick of the Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago)
Andre Iguodala, the 9th pick of the Philadelphia 76ers
Al Jefferson, the 15th pick of the Boston Celtics
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)
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These players not selected in the draft have played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pero Antić | C |  Macedonia |
AEK Athens (Greece) |
| Andre Barrett | PG |  United States |
Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| Tony Bobbitt | SG | United States |
Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| Andre Brown | C/PF | United States |
DePaul (Sr.) |
| Jackie Butler | C/PF | United States |
Coastal Christian Academy (Virginia Beach, Virginia) (HS Sr.) |
| Erik Daniels | SF | United States |
Kentucky (Sr.) |
| John Edwards | C | United States |
Kent State (Sr.) |
| Desmon Farmer | SG | United States |
USC (Sr.) |
| Gerald Fitch | SG | United States |
Kentucky (Sr.) |
| Hamed Haddadi | C |  Iran |
Paykan Tehran (Iran) 1985 |
| Jared Reiner | C | United States |
Iowa (Sr.) |
| James Thomas | PF | United States |
Texas (Sr.) |
| Damien Wilkins | SF | United States |
Georgia (Sr.) |
Notes and references
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External links
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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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Nets traded the draft rights to Viktor Khryapa to the Trail Blazers for Eddie Gill and cash considerations on the draft day.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Grizzlies traded this pick along with Wesley Person to the Trail Blazers for Bonzi Wells on December 3, 2003.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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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- ↑ The Clippers traded this pick to the SuperSonics for Predrag Drobnjak on September 29, 2003.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The SuperSonics traded this pick to the Grizzlies for a 2005 second-round draft pick (No. 48) and cash considerations on draft day.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Suns traded this pick to the Magic for Donnell Harvey on December 23, 2003.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Magic traded this pick to the Grizzlies for cash considerations on the draft day.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The 76ers traded this pick along with the 2006 second-round pick (#42) to the Hawks for Efthimios Rentzias on June 26, 2002.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Raptors traded this pick to the Bulls for a 2003 second-round pick (#45 pick) on June 26, 2003.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Bucks traded this pick to the Bobcats for Zaza Pachulia on June 23, 2004.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Spurs for the rights to Gordan Giricek on June 28, 2002.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ The Mavericks traded this pick to the Heat for Tim Hardaway on August 22, 2001.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - ↑ 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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