2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers season

2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach Maurice Cheeks
Kevin Pritchard
Arena Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record 27–55 (.329)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Local media
Television FSN Northwest, KGW
Radio KXL
Portland Trail Blazers seasons
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 season was the 35th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second year in a row, the team did not qualify for the playoffs. Head coach Maurice Cheeks was fired midway through the season with a record of 22–33. He was replaced by general manager Kevin Pritchard, who acted as interim coach for the remainder of the season, in which the team went 5–22. The team's overall record of 27-55 was their worst since 1973–74, their fourth season of existence.[1]

NBA Draft

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 13 Sebastian Telfair G  United States Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY)
1 23 Sergei Monia G  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2 47 Ha Seung-Jin C  South Korea Yonsei University (South Korea)

References

  1. ^ 2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers
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