2004 NBA Draft

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. On May 26, the NBA Draft Lottery was conducted for the teams who 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. The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.

After the completion of the regular season, Emeka Okafor, the Bobcats' historical first rookie draft pick, was named Rookie of the Year, while Ben Gordon earned the Sixth Man Award, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to do so.

Draft

Names in bold represent players who have been selected for the All-NBA Team.

Notable undrafted players

Andre Barrett (PG), Seton Hall
Jackie Butler (C)
Damien Wilkins (SF), Georgia

Translation

The phrase "2004 NBA Draft" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Polish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Catalan: Draft de l'NBA del 2004, German: NBA-Draft 2004, Spanish: Draft de la NBA de 2004, French: Draft NBA 2004, Italian: Draft NBA 2004, Japanese: 2004年のNBAドラフト, Chinese: 2004年NBA选秀.