2004–05 Golden State Warriors season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Warriors' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 43rd season in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] During the offseason, the Warriors signed free agent Derek Fisher. Under new head coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors stumbled out of the gate losing their first six games on their way to an awful 3–12 start. Their struggles continued posting a nine-game losing streak in January, losing 14 of their 15 games during the month. At midseason, the team traded Speedy Claxton to the New Orleans Hornets for All-Star guard Baron Davis, and dealt Clifford Robinson to the New Jersey Nets. The deal to acquire Davis would have an immediate impact as suddenly the Warriors became competitive, winning eight straight games between March and April, finishing tied in last place in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 record. Jason Richardson led the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game.

2004–05 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachMike Montgomery
General managerChris Mullin
OwnersChris Cohan
ArenaOakland Arena
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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For the season, they added new orange road alternate road uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2010.

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
111Andris BiedriņšC  Latvia Skonto

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C15Biedriņš, Andris6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)Latvia
F11Čabarkapa, Žarko6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)Serbia
G/F40Cheaney, Calbert6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg)Indiana
G5Davis, Baron6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)209 lb (95 kg)UCLA
SF34Dunleavy Jr., Mike6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)Duke
G4Fisher, Derek6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)Little Rock
C31Foyle, Adonal6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg)Colgate
PF1Murphy, Troy6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)Notre Dame
SF2Piétrus, Mickaël6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)France
SG23Richardson, Jason6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)Michigan State
F20Tskitishvili, Nikoloz7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg)Republic of Georgia
G/F3White, Rodney6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg)Charlotte
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns6220.75631–1031–1012–4
x-Sacramento Kings5032.6101230–1120–2110–6
Los Angeles Clippers3745.4512527–1410–316–10
Los Angeles Lakers3448.4152822–1912–296–10
Golden State Warriors3448.4152820–2114–276–10
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-Phoenix Suns6220.756
2y-San Antonio Spurs5923.7203
3y-Seattle SuperSonics5230.63410
4x-Dallas Mavericks5824.7074
5x-Houston Rockets5131.62211
6x-Sacramento Kings5032.61012
7x-Denver Nuggets4933.59813
8x-Memphis Grizzlies4537.54917
9Minnesota Timberwolves4438.53718
10Los Angeles Clippers3745.45125
11Los Angeles Lakers3448.41528
12Golden State Warriors3448.41528
13Portland Trail Blazers2755.32935
14Utah Jazz2656.31736
15New Orleans Hornets1864.22044

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston3–14–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte3–10–40–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago4–02–24–02–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland4–02–14–02–21–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas1–12–02–01–11–12–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver2–02–01–11–11–11–21–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit3–13–11–22–22–21–11–12–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–21–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–11–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–10–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–02–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–20–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–01–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–14–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–41–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–22–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–21–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–11–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–12–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–20–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–03–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–31–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–11–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–12–21–12–21–1
Seattle2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–22–03–10–2
Toronto2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–22–01–3
Utah2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–20–2
Washington4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0

Transactions

Trades

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

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
Adonal Foyle
Calbert Cheaney

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Derek Fisher[7]6-year contract worth $37 millionLos Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Christian LaettnerWaivedMiami Heat

References