2004–05 Golden State Warriors season

2004–05 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Mike Montgomery
General manager	Chris Mullin
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oakland Arena
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Warriors' 59th season in the NBA and 43rd in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] Their first game was against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 3, 2004, at home, which they lost 75–79. This led to a six-game losing streak. The Warriors finally won their first game against the Charlotte Bobcats ten days later, 103–87. The Warriors' last game was against the Utah Jazz on April 20, 2005, at home. The Warriors won 106–89. They didn't make the playoffs after finishing 5th in the NBA Pacific Division. Their record was 34–48, the same as next season's record.

The Warriors, for the most part, struggled to start the season and mid-season, they acquired All-Star point guard Baron Davis from the defunct New Orleans Hornets. Davis would later help the Warriors contribute in the 2007 NBA Playoffs, despite being the number 8 seed.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	11	Andris Biedriņš	C	Latvia	Skonto

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	–	31–10	31–10	12–4
x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12	30–11	20–21	10–6
Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25	27–14	10–31	6–10
Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28	22–19	12–29	6–10
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28	20–21	14–27	6–10

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	—
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	3
3	y-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	58	24	.707	4
5	x-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
6	x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
7	x-Denver Nuggets	49	33	.598	13
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	.549	17
9	Minnesota Timberwolves	44	38	.537	18
10	Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
11	Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
13	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	35
14	Utah Jazz	26	56	.317	36
15	New Orleans Hornets	18	64	.220	44

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Latvia F 11 Čabarkapa, Žarko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Serbia G/F 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana G 5 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UCLA SF 34 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke G 4 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Arkansas–Little Rock C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate PF 1 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame SF 2 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) France SG 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State F 20 Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Republic of Georgia G/F 3 White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Charlotte	Head coach Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Mario Elie (American International) Keith Smart (Indiana) Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Transactions

Trades

August 24, 2004	To Golden State Warriors Christian Laettner[2] Eduardo Nájera Draft righs to Luis Flores Draft righs to Mladen Šekularac 2007 1st round-pick Cash considerations	To Dallas Mavericks Erick Dampier Dan Dickau Evan Eschmeyer Steve Logan
January 3, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Žarko Čabarkapa[3]	To Phoenix Suns 2007 2nd round-pick 2009 2nd round-pick
February 14, 2005	To Golden State Warriors 2005 2nd round-pick[4] 2007 2nd round-pick	To New Jersey Nets Cliff Robinson
February 24, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Baron Davis[5]	To New Orleans Hornets Speedy Claxton Dale Davis
February 24, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Nikoloz Tskitishvili[6] Rodney White	To Denver Nuggets Eduardo Nájera Luis Flores 2007 1st round-pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Adonal Foyle
Calbert Cheaney

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Derek Fisher[7]	6-year contract worth $37 million	Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Christian Laettner	Waived	Miami Heat

References

1. 2004–05 Golden State Warriors
2. "Warriors and Dallas consummate eight-player trade". nba.com/warriors. August 24, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2004.
3. "Warriors acquire Zarko Cabarkapa". nba.com/warriors. January 3, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2005.
4. "Warriors trade Clifford Robinson to New Jersey Nets". nba.com/warriors. February 14, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2005.
5. "Warriors acquire two-time All-Star Baron Davis from New Orleans". nba.com/warriors. February 24, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2005.
6. "Warriors acquire Rodney White and Nikoloz Tskitishvili from Denver". nba.com/warriors. February 24, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2005.
7. "Warriors sign free agent guard Derek Fisher". nba.com/warriors. July 16, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2004.

External links

• Golden State Warriors official website