2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 2005 13 69 Southeast 5 15 Mike Woodson Atlanta Spirit LLC Philips Arena WUPAFSN SouthTurner South WCNN Did not qualify The 2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 56th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Atlanta.2004-05 Atlanta Hawks 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.https://www.espn.com/nba/features/worstteams Worst NBA Teams Ever ESPN 2013-05-13 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 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 6 Josh Childress SF/SG Stanford 1 17 Josh Smith SF 2 34 Donta Smith SG Southeastern Illinois 2 37 Royal Ivey PG Texas 2 42 Viktor Sanikidze F Roster Atlanta Hawks #B50000 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 1 Josh Childress SF 6 8 210 Stanford 40 Jason Collier C 7 0 260 Georgia Tech 00 Tony Delk PG 6 1 189 Kentucky 13 Boris Diaw SG 6 8 215 INSEP 14 Predrag Drobnjak C 6 11 270 Serbia and Montenegro 54 Obinna Ekezie PF 6 9 270 Maryland 7 Tom Gugliotta PF 6 10 240 North Carolina State 3 Al Harrington PF 6 9 245 St. Patrick (HS) 36 Royal Ivey PG 6 4 215 Texas 10 Tyronn Lue PG 6 0 175 Nebraska 15 Donta Smith SG 6 7 215 Southeastern Illinois 5 Josh Smith SF 6 9 225 Oak Hill Academy (HS) 44 Michael Stewart basketball C 6 10 230 California 0 James Thomas basketball PF 6 8 235 University of Texas at Austin 42 Kevin Willis PF 7 0 220 Michigan State Mike Woodson (Indiana) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005.html Regular season Season standings ATL ATL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGAntoine Walker 53 53 40.2 41.5 31.7 53.4 9.4 3.7 1.2 0.620.4Al Harrington666638.645.921.667.27.03.21.30.217.5Tyronn Lue494631.246.436.487.12.25.40.50.013.5Tony Delk56123.941.635.675.72.31.90.80.111.9Josh Childress804429.747.023.282.36.01.90.90.410.1Josh Smith745927.745.517.468.86.21.70.81.99.7Predrag Drobnjak71120.243.835.280.03.40.70.60.38.4Tom Gugliotta27927.743.130.878.45.52.11.20.57.9Jason Collier704413.546.342.967.62.60.30.20.25.7Obinna Ekezie423117.443.40.077.44.30.30.50.35.5Jon Barry16017.240.334.476.91.31.80.90.15.2Kenny Anderson392018.442.646.273.02.12.50.80.05.0Boris Diaw662518.242.218.074.02.62.30.60.34.8Royal Ivey62513.042.933.370.11.41.70.60.13.5Donta Smith38011.438.927.368.81.41.00.60.13.3Kevin Willis29511.938.90.073.92.60.30.30.23.0Michael Stewart12112.152.40.042.93.30.40.50.42.1Anthony Miller204.566.70.00.00.50.50.50.02.0Jelani McCoy1008.853.80.020.02.10.00.30.81.5James Thomas202.550.00.00.01.00.00.00.01.0 Player statistics citation:2004-05 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005.html 2021-07-23 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Josh Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team Josh Childress, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team Injuries Player Duration Injury type Games missed Start End Chris Crawford basketball, born 1975 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 basketball 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 basketball 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 basketball 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 basketball 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 List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions Trades June 24, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks2005 second-round pick (Cenk Akyol)Cash considerations To San Antonio SpursDraft rights to 42nd pick Viktor Sanikidze July 15, 2004 To Atlanta HawksAl Harrington To Indiana PacersStephen Jackson (sign and trade) August 4, 2004 To Atlanta HawksTony DelkAntoine Walker To Dallas MavericksJason TerryAlan HendersonCash considerations August 16, 2004 To Atlanta Hawks2005 second-round pick (Ronny Turiaf) To Charlotte BobcatsPredrag Drobnjak December 23, 2004 To Atlanta HawksTyronn Lue To Houston RocketsJon Barry February 24, 2005 To Atlanta HawksTom GugliottaGary PaytonMichael Stewart2006 first-round pick (Rajon Rondo) To Boston CelticsAntoine Walker Free agents Re-signed Player Signed Contract Jason Collier July 14, 2004 2 Year, $3.2 Million Stephen Jackson July 15, 2004 6 Year, $40 Million Additions Player Signed Former team Contract Josh Childress July 12, 2004 Stanford Cardinal (DP) 3 Year, $8 Million Josh Smith July 12, 2004 Oak Hill Academy Warriors (DP) 3 Year, $4 Million Jon Barry September 16, 2004 Denver Nuggets N/A Kenny Anderson September 16, 2004 Indiana Pacers N/A Kevin Willis September 22, 2004 San Antonio Spurs N/A Donta Smith October 3, 2004 Southeastern Illinois Falcons (DP) 2 Year, $1.2 Million Reggie Butler * October 3, 2004 Xavier Musketeers Training Camp Royal Ivey October 3, 2004 Texas Longhorns (DP) N/A Saddi Washington * October 3, 2004 Western Michigan Broncos Training Camp Jeff Myers * October 4, 2004 Drexel Dragons Training Camp Lonny Baxter * October 4, 2004 Charlotte Bobcats Training Camp Anthony Miller October 5, 2004 Houston Rockets N/A Donnell Harvey * October 22, 2004 Phoenix Suns N/A Jelani McCoy November 8, 2004 Milwaukee Bucks N/A Obinna Ekezie January 10, 2005 Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) 10 Day Obinna Ekezie January 20, 2005 Atlanta Hawks 10 Day Obinna Ekezie January 31, 2005 Atlanta Hawks Rest of season James Thomas April 9, 2005 Portland Trail Blazers N/A * = Cut before regular season Subtractions Player Reason left Date New team Mamadou N'Diaye Free Agent July 1, 2004 Los Angeles Clippers Jacque Vaughn Free Agent July 29, 2004 New Jersey Nets Michael Bradley Free Agent July 29, 2004 Orlando Magic Travis Hansen Free Agent August 2, 2004 ESP TAU Cerámica Bob Sura Free Agent August 9, 2004 Houston Rockets Wesley Person Free Agent August 11, 2004 Miami Heat Joel Przybilla Free Agent August 25, 2004 Portland Trail Blazers Jeff Myers Waived October 22, 2004 Reggie Butler Waived October 22, 2004 Saddi Washington Waived October 22, 2004 Donnell Harvey Waived October 28, 2004 New Jersey Nets Lonny Baxter Waived October 28, 2004 New Orleans Hornets Anthony Miller Waived November 8, 2004 retired Jelani McCoy Waived December 14, 2004 Long Beach Jam (ABA) Chris Crawford Waived February 24, 2005 retired Gary Payton Waived March 1, 2005 Boston Celtics References See also 2004-05 NBA season Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons Atlanta Haw Atlanta Haw Atlanta Hawks