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2004 NBA Draft
General information
Date(s) June 24, 2004
Time 7:00 pm (EDT)
Location Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Network(s) (US) ESPN
First selection Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
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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.[1] 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.[2] The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.[3]

After the completion of the regular season, Emeka Okafor, the Bobcats' historical first rookie draft pick,[4] was named Rookie of the Year, while Ben Gordon earned the Sixth Man Award, becoming the first rookie in NBA history to do so.[5]

While Okafor and Gordon each had solid NBA careers, Dwight Howard would blossom into a four-time All-Star and All-NBA selection, and two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He also had the distinction as the only NBA player straight out of high school to start all 82 games as a rookie.

* Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s)
+ Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s)
x Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s)

Draft[]

G Guard F Forward C Center

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Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard, the 1st pick of the Orlando Magic

File:Emeka Okafor UConn 2004.jpg

Emeka Okafor, the 2nd pick of the Charlotte Bobcats

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Devin Harris, the 5th pick of the Washington Wizards (traded to Dallas)

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Luol Deng, the 7th pick of the Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago)

Andre Iguodala

Andre Iguodala, the 9th pick of the Philadelphia 76ers

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Al Jefferson, the 15th pick of the Boston Celtics

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J. R. Smith, the 18th pick of the New Orleans Hornets

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Jameer Nelson, the 20th pick of the Denver Nuggets (traded to Orlando)

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Tony Allen, the 25th pick of the Boston Cletics

Round Pick Player Position NationalityTemplate:Refn Team School/club team
1 1 Howard, DwightDwight Howard* C/PF Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta)
1 2 Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor~ PF/C Template:Flagu Charlotte Bobcats (from L.A. Clippers)[1] Connecticut (Jr.)
1 3 Ben Gordon SG Template:GBR[2] Chicago Bulls Connecticut (Jr.)
1 4 Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston PG Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)[1] Peoria HS (Peoria, Illinois)
1 5 Harris, DevinDevin Harris+ PG Template:Flagu Washington Wizards (traded to Dallas)[3] Wisconsin (Jr.)
1 6 Childress, JoshJosh Childress G/F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Stanford (Jr.)
1 7 Deng, LuolLuol Deng* SF Template:Flagu[4]
Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago)[5] Duke (Fr.)

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  1. 1.0 1.1 The Clippers traded No. 2 pick to the Bobcats for No. 4 and No. 33 picks on June 21, 2004. The Bobcats agreed to select Predrag Drobnjak from the Clippers in the Expansion Selection.
    "Bobcats deal with Clippers, move up to No. 2". USA Today. June 22, 2004. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/draft/2004-06-21-draft-roundup_x.htm. 
  2. Gordon is eligible to play in FIBA competition for either the United States or Great Britain. Additionally, he can play for England in the Commonwealth Games. He was born in London, England and then emigrated to Mount Vernon, New York, USA.
    "Hey, Ben, U.K. wants you". Chicago Sun-Times. April 13, 2007. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/340395,CST-SPT-dengside13.article. 
  3. The Wizards traded the draft rights to Devin Harris along with Christian Laettner, and Jerry Stackhouse to the Mavericks for Antawn Jamison and cash considerations on the draft day.
    "Mavs Trade Antawn Jamison to Washington". NBA. http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/mavs_trade_jamison062404.html. 
  4. Born in what is now South Sudan, Luol Deng became a naturalized British citizen in 2006 and played for Great Britain in international competitions.
  5. The Suns traded the No. 7 pick to the Bulls for a second-round pick (No. 31) and $3 million in cash on the draft day.
    "Suns trade draft pick". Associated Press. June 24, 2004. 
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