2004–05 Orlando Magic season

2004–05 Orlando Magic season
Dwight Howard's rookie season
Head coach Johnny Davis, Chris Jent
Arena TD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television FSN Florida, WBRW

The 2004–05 season was the 16th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] After finishing the previous year with a league-worst 21–61 record, the Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery for the third time in franchise history, and selected Dwight Howard.

The season is best remembered for acquiring 3-time All-Star Steve Francis in a trade from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tracy McGrady. It would be Francis' only full season with Orlando before being traded to the New York Knicks the next season.

Grant Hill was selected to play in the 2005 All-Star Game.

The Magic finished 36–46, a 15-game improvement from the previous season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Dwight Howard C  United States Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, Georgia
2 31 Anderson Varejão F/C  Brazil FC Barcelona (Spain)
2 37 Antonio Burks G  United States Memphis

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
G 11 Barrett, Andre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1982–01–17 Villanova
F/C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech
C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–08–26 Iowa State
G/F 1 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
F/C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1983–02–01 Florida
G 3 Francis, Steve (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–02-21 Maryland
F 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–03 Notre Dame
F 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS
PF 34 Hunter, Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1980–11–24 Ohio
C 41 Kasun, Mario 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1980–04–05 Croatia
G 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–09–01 Rhode Island
G 14 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's
G 9 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 15–1
x-Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14 29–12 16–25 10–6
Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23 24–17 12–29 6–10
Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41 14–27 4–37 7–9
Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46 9–32 4–37 2–14
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 5
3 y-Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 14
4 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 12
5 x-Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 16
8 x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 17
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 26
12 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 26
13 Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 29
14 Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41
15 Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 2004-05 Orlando Magic
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