2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season

2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season
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 win two more championships with the Lakers, and Karl Malone's contract was not renewed by the rebuilding Lakers and he spent half of the season unsigned and retired in February 2005. 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nat	Pos	College/High School/Club
2004	7000100000000000000♠1	7001270000000000000♠27	Vujačić, SašhaSašha Vujačić	Slovenia	G	Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy)
2004	2	7001560000000000000♠56	Douthit, MarcusMarcus Douthit	United States/ Philippines	PF/C	Providence

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Reserve
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
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

**Pacific Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
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

Player statistics

Legend
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

Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Third Team

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

Los Angeles Lakers

Formerly the Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) Founded in 1947 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Forum Staples Center

D-League affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Jeanie, Jim, and Johnny Buss (majority owners) Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner) Edward P. Roski (minority owner) Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority owner) Mitch Kupchak (General Manager) Byron Scott (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	13 22 25 32 33 34 42 44 52 Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers Mikan Mikkelsen Martin Lovellette Pollard Coach Kundla

NBA Championships (16)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010

Conference Championships (31)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 2000 2001 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers

Culture and lore	Jack Kent Cooke Jerry Buss Showtime Chick Hearn Shaq–Kobe feud Lawrence Tanter Jack Nicholson "I Love L.A." Laker Girls Laker Band Dancing Barry

Media	TV Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Radio 710 ESPN Radio 1330 ESPN Deportes Announcers Bill Macdonald Stu Lantz John Ireland Mychal Thompson

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers seasons

1940s

1947–48

1948–49

1950s

1949–50

1950–51

1951–52

1952–53

1953–54

1960s

1970s

1971–72

1980s

1979–80

1981–82

1984–85

1986–87

1987–88

1990s

2000s

1999–00

2000–01

2001–02

2008–09

2010s

2009–10

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2004–05 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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