2004–05 Orlando Magic season

2004–05 Orlando Magic season
Dwight Howard's rookie season
Head coach	Johnny Davis, Chris Jent
Arena	TD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Florida, WBRW

The 2004–05 season was the 16th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] After finishing the previous year with a league-worst 21–61 record, the Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery for the third time in franchise history, and selected Dwight Howard.

The season is best remembered for acquiring 3-time All-Star Steve Francis in a trade from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tracy McGrady. It would be Francis' only full season with Orlando before being traded to the New York Knicks the next season.

The Magic finished 36–46, a 15-game improvement from the previous season.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Dwight Howard	C	United States	Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA
2	31	Anderson Varejão	F/C	Brazil	FC Barcelona (Spain)
2	37	Antonio Burks	G	United States	Memphis

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV G 11 Barrett, Andre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1982–01–17 Villanova F/C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–08–26 Iowa State G/F 1 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine F/C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1983–02–01 Florida G 3 Francis, Steve (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–02-21 Maryland F 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–03 Notre Dame F 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS PF 34 Hunter, Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1980–11–24 Ohio C 41 Kasun, Mario 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1980–04–05 Croatia G 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–09–01 Rhode Island G 14 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's G 9 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey	Head coach Johnny Davis Assistant coach(es) Chris Jent Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	15–1
x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14	29–12	16–25	10–6
Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23	24–17	12–29	6–10
Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41	14–27	4–37	7–9
Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46	9–32	4–37	2–14

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	5
3	y-Boston Celtics	45	37	.549	14
4	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	12
5	x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	16
8	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	17
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	26
12	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	26
13	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	29
14	Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41
15	Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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 honors

• Grant Hill, NBA Sportsmanship Award
• Grant Hill, NBA All-Star
• Dwight Howard, All-NBA Rookie First Team
• Jameer Nelson, All-NBA Rookie Second Team

References

1. 2004-05 Orlando Magic