2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season
2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Head coach | Rudy Tomjanovich Frank Hamblen |
General manager | Mitch Kupchak |
Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
Arena | Staples Center |
Results | |
Record | 34–48 (.415) |
Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Local media | |
Television | FSN West, KCAL |
Radio | AM 570 KLAC |
The 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 56th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 59th overall.[1] The Los Angeles Lakers finished fifth in the Pacific Division. The season is best remembered as a tough one for the Lakers, winning only 34 games, missing the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. The off-season marked changes for the Lakers, who lost several members from the famed 2004 team: Rick Fox and Gary Payton were traded to the Boston Celtics, but Fox would retire before the season instead of suiting up for Boston, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Brian Grant, Caron Butler, and Lamar Odom after bad blood between himself and teammate Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher left for the Golden State Warriors, though he would return to the Lakers in 2007 and would eventually win two more championships, and Karl Malone retired in February 2005 after spending half of the season unsigned. The team hired Rudy Tomjanovich, who was well known for his tenure with the Houston Rockets, to be their new head coach for the upcoming season. But midseason, Tomjanovich once again resigned and Frank Hamblen took over for the rest of the season.
Contents
Draft picks
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Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nat | Pos | College/High School/Club |
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2004 | 1 | 27 | Sašha Vujačić | ![]() |
G | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) |
2004 | 2 | 56 | Marcus Douthit | ![]() ![]() |
PF/C | Providence |
Roster
Depth chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Reserve |
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C | Chris Mihm | Brian Grant | Vlade Divac | |
PF | Lamar Odom | Brian Cook | Stanislav Medvedenko | |
SF | Caron Butler | Jumaine Jones | Luke Walton | Devean George |
SG | Kobe Bryant | Sasha Vujacic | Kareem Rush | |
PG | Chucky Atkins | Tierre Brown | Tony Bobbitt |
Player Salaries
Rank | Player | Salary |
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1 | Kobe Bryant | $14,175,000 |
2 | Brian Grant | $13,233,434 |
3 | Lamar Odom | $10,548,596 |
4 | Vlade Divac | $4,903,000 |
5 | Devean George | $4,546,000 |
6 | Chucky Atkins | $4,200,000 |
7 | Chris Mihm | $3,371,393 |
8 | Stanislav Medvedenko | $3,000,000 |
9 | Caron Butler | $1,930,680 |
10 | Jumaine Jones | $1,687,500 |
11 | Brian Cook | $971,160 |
12 | Sasha Vujacic | $846,840 |
13 | Tierre Brown | $720,046 |
14 | Luke Walton | $620,046 |
15 | Tony Bobbitt | $305,403[2] |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | - |
Sacramento Kings | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
Game log
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 records
Transactions
- Kareem Rush was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats on December 6, 2004 for a 2005 2nd round draft pick and a 2009 2nd round draft pick.
References
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