2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Hawks' 56th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Atlanta.[1] It was their first season under new head coach Mike Woodson. Despite the offseason acquisitions of All-Star forward Antoine Walker from the Dallas Mavericks, Al Harrington from the Indiana Pacers and re-signing free agent Kevin Willis, the Hawks were not expected to be any good heading into the season posting an awful 2–12 record in November. As the season progressed, the team acquired Tyronn Lue from the Houston Rockets. At midseason, Walker was eventually traded back to the Boston Celtics for All-Star guard Gary Payton, who was released and then re-signed with the Celtics.

2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachMike Woodson
OwnersAtlanta Spirit LLC
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record13–69 (.159)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Local media
TelevisionWUPA
FSN South
Turner South
RadioWCNN

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.[2] Despite their awful season, rookie Josh Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Denver. Both Smith and top draft pick Josh Childress made the All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Willis retired after playing in his second stint with the Hawks.

For the season, the Hawks added yellow alternate road uniforms which would last until 2007.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Josh ChildressSF/SG United StatesStanford
117Josh SmithSF United States
234Donta SmithSG United StatesSoutheastern Illinois
237Royal IveyPG United StatesTexas
242Viktor SanikidzeF Georgia

Roster
Roster listing
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 1 Childress, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Stanford
C 40 Collier, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgia Tech
PG 00 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Kentucky
SG 13 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) INSEP
C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Serbia and Montenegro
PF 54 Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland
PF 7 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina State
PF 3 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) St. Patrick (HS)
PG 36 Ivey, Royal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas
PG 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
SG 15 Smith, Donta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southeastern Illinois
SF 5 Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oak Hill Academy (HS)
C 44 Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) California
PF 0 Thomas, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Texas
PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5923.720–35–624–1715–1
x-Washington Wizards 4537.5491429–1216–2510–6
Orlando Magic 3646.4392324–1712–296–10
Charlotte Bobcats 1864.2204114–274–377–9
Atlanta Hawks 1369.159469–324–372–14
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat5923.720–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6595
3 y-Boston Celtics4537.54914
4 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57312
5 x-Washington Wizards4537.54914
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53715
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.52416
8 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51217
9 Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
10 Orlando Magic3646.43923
11 New York Knicks3349.40226
12 Toronto Raptors3349.40226
13 Milwaukee Bucks3052.36629
14 Charlotte Bobcats1864.22041
15 Atlanta Hawks1369.15946
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2004-05 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Injuries
Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Chris Crawford October 16, 2004 TBD Torn ACL, sprained MCL, torn cartilage in right knee Season
Donta Smith November 1, 2004 November 26, 2004 Strained lower back 11
Tony Delk November 1, 2004 November 19, 2004 Sore right knee 8
Jason Collier November 5, 2004 November 7, 2004 Bronchitis 2
Kevin Willis November 19, 2004 November 30, 2004 Strained right shoulder 5
Predrag Drobnjak November 24, 2004 December 3, 2004 Sprained right ankle 4
Royal Ivey November 24, 2004 December 14, 2004 Sprained MCL 10
Donta Smith November 30, 2004 January 6, 2005 Sore lower back 18
Kevin Willis December 18, 2004 December 21, 2004 Flu 1
Tony Delk January 6, 2005 January 19, 2005 Sprained left ankle 5
Kevin Willis January 10, 2005 January 24, 2005 Strained lower back 7
Royal Ivey January 19, 2005 January 29, 2005 Right knee tendinitis 6
Obinna Ekezie January 22, 2005 January 24, 2005 Flu 1
Donta Smith January 24, 2005 February 2, 2005 Knee tendinitis 5
Jason Collier January 29, 2005 January 30, 2005 Illness 1
Kenny Anderson January 29, 2005 February 7, 2005 Strained left calf 4
Predrag Drobnjak January 29, 2005 January 30, 2005 Sprained left ankle 1
Josh Smith February 2, 2005 February 12, 2005 Sprained right ankle 5
Tyronn Lue February 5, 2005 February 22, 2005 Strained left Achilles 6
Al Harrington February 7, 2005 February 22, 2005 Left knee tendinitis 6
Predrag Drobnjak February 10, 2005 February 22, 2005 Sprained left ankle 4
Kenny Anderson February 12, 2005 March 2, 2005 Strained left hamstring 5
Kevin Willis February 15, 2005 March 5, 2005 Strained lower back 9
Donta Smith February 24, 2005 March 8, 2005 Left knee tendinitis 5
Tony Delk February 24, 2005 March 14, 2005 Bruised left hand 9
Royal Ivey March 2, 2005 March 5, 2005 Mild concussion 1
Kevin Willis March 8, 2005 April 16, 2005 Strained lower back 20
Michael Stewart March 14, 2005 April 7, 2005 Back spasms 12
Predrag Drobnjak March 14, 2005 March 16, 2005 Flu 1
Al Harrington March 18, 2005 March 21, 2005 Sore back 1
Josh Childress March 18, 2005 March 21, 2005 Flu 1
Al Harrington March 28, 2005 March 30, 2005 Right knee tendinitis 1
Tyronn Lue April 1, 2005 April 2, 2005 Headache 1
Al Harrington April 5, 2005 TBD Right knee tendinitis 9
Obinna Ekezie April 8, 2005 TBD Left shoulder sprain 8
Tom Gugliotta April 8, 2005 April 9, 2005 Pulled groin 1
James Thomas April 16, 2005 TBD Back spasms 4
Kevin Willis April 17, 2005 April 19, 2005 Plantar fasciitis left foot 1
Tony Delk April 17, 2005 April 19, 2005 Sore right knee 1

Transactions
Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 24, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks
2005 second-round pick (Cenk Akyol)
Cash considerations		 To San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to 42nd pick Viktor Sanikidze
July 15, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks
Al Harrington		 To Indiana Pacers
Stephen Jackson (sign and trade)
August 4, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks
Tony Delk
Antoine Walker		 To Dallas Mavericks
Jason Terry
Alan Henderson
Cash considerations
August 16, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks
2005 second-round pick (Ronny Turiaf)		 To Charlotte Bobcats
Predrag Drobnjak
December 23, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks
Tyronn Lue		 To Houston Rockets
Jon Barry
February 24, 2005 To Atlanta Hawks
Tom Gugliotta
Gary Payton
Michael Stewart
2006 first-round pick (Rajon Rondo)		 To Boston Celtics
Antoine Walker

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract
Jason CollierJuly 14, 20042 Year, $3.2 Million
Stephen JacksonJuly 15, 20046 Year, $40 Million

Additions
Player Signed Former team 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 *October 3, 2004Xavier MusketeersTraining Camp
Royal IveyOctober 3, 2004Texas Longhorns (DP)N/A
Saddi Washington *October 3, 2004Western Michigan BroncosTraining Camp
Jeff Myers *October 4, 2004Drexel DragonsTraining Camp
Lonny Baxter *October 4, 2004Charlotte BobcatsTraining Camp
Anthony MillerOctober 5, 2004Houston RocketsN/A
Donnell Harvey *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
Player Reason left Date 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, 2004 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
  1. 2004-05 Atlanta Hawks
  2. "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

See also
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