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2004 NBA expansion draft

The expansion draft for the construction of the Charlotte Bobcats, recognized at the time as the 30th NBA franchise, was held on June 22, 2004. The Bobcats selected 19 players from other teams' unprotected players lists and constructed their squad for what was regarded at the time as their inaugural season.

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2004 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
DateJune 22, 2004
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamCharlotte Bobcats
Expansion season2004–05

The expansion draft for the construction of the Charlotte Bobcats, recognized at the time as the 30th NBA franchise, was held on June 22, 2004.1 The Bobcats selected 19 players from other teams' unprotected players lists and constructed their squad for what was regarded at the time as their inaugural season.2

This was the second time an expansion draft was held for a Charlotte NBA franchise. The first time was the 1988 NBA expansion draft held for the original Charlotte Hornets, who relocated to New Orleans after the 2002–03 season, becoming the New Orleans Hornets. The Bobcats would go on to acquire the history and name of the original Charlotte Hornets after the New Orleans Hornets renamed themselves the New Orleans Pelicans prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, with the Pelicans retaining the history of the New Orleans Hornets.3

Key

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

Selections

A man, wearing white pants and a red t-shirt with the word "RAPTORS" on the front, is standing on a basketball court.
Jason Kapono was selected from the Cleveland Cavaliers. source ↗
A man, wearing black pants and a black shirt with the word "CHARLOTTE" on the front, is walking on a basketball court.
Gerald Wallace was selected from the Sacramento Kings. During his time with Charlotte, he led the league in steals in 2006 and was an All-Star in 2010 alongside being selected to the All-Defensive First Team. source ↗
Player Pos. Nationality Previous team Prior seasons in the NBA Career with the Bobcats Ref.
Lonny Baxtera F  United States Washington Wizards 2 2006 4
J. R. Bremera G  Bosnia and Herzegovinab Golden State Warriors 2 — 6
Primož Brezec C  Slovenia Indiana Pacers 3 2004–2007 7
Maurice Cartera G  United States New Orleans Hornets 1 — 8
Predrag Drobnjakc C  Montenegrod Los Angeles Clippers 3 — 10
Desmond Fergusona G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers 1 — 11
Marcus Fizera F  United States Chicago Bulls 4 — 12
Richie Frahma G  United States Seattle SuperSonics 1 — 13
Brandon Hunter F  United States Boston Celtics 1 — 14
Jason Kapono F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers 1 2004–2005 15
Zaza Pachuliae C  Georgia Orlando Magic 1 — 17
Aleksandar Pavlovićf G/F  Serbiag Utah Jazz 1 — 18
Jamal Sampson F/C  United States Los Angeles Lakers 2 2004–2005 19
Tamar Slaya G  United States New Jersey Nets 2 2004–2005 20
Theron Smith F  United States Memphis Grizzlies 1 2004–2005 21
Jeff Trepagniera G  United States Denver Nuggets 3 — 22
Gerald Wallace+ F  United States Sacramento Kings 3 2004–2011 23
Jahidi Whiteh F/C  United States Phoenix Suns 6 2004–2005 25
Loren Woodsa F/C  United States Miami Heat 3 — 26
  1. Denotes player who would be a restricted free agent in the 2004–2005 season. According to the expansion draft rules, a restricted free agent who was selected in the expansion draft would become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2004.
  2. J. R. Bremer was born in the United States, but became a naturalized Bosnia and Herzegovina citizen. He has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.5
  3. The Charlotte Bobcats acquired the second pick in the 2004 draft and agreed to select Predrag Drobnjak in the expansion draft from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the fourth and 33rd picks in the 2004 Draft.9
  4. Predrag Drobnjak previously played for the Serbia and Montenegro national team, but has represented the Montenegro national team after Serbia and Montenegro dissolved in June 2006 into two independent countries.
  5. The Charlotte Bobcats traded Zaza Pachulia to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for the 45th pick in the 2004 Draft.16
  6. The Charlotte Bobcats traded Aleksandar Pavlović to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a lottery-protected first-round pick.16 This pick was ultimately executed as the #22 pick in the 2007 draft, with which the Bobcats selected Jared Dudley.
  7. Aleksandar Pavlović previously played for the Serbia and Montenegro national team, but has represented the Serbia national team after Serbia and Montenegro dissolved in June 2006 into two independent countries.
  8. The Charlotte Bobcats agreed to select Jahidi White from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a future first-round pick and cash considerations.24
References

References

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  1. Williams, Bryan (June 23, 2004). "Pawing Through Picks, a Few Could Stick". NBA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  2. "Building the Bobcats". NBA. June 22, 2004. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  3. "Bobcats officially become Hornets in Charlotte". Associated Press. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  4. "Lonny Baxter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  5. "Bosnia Hold Off Israel In Group D Clash". FIBA Europe. September 6, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  6. "J.R. Bremer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  7. "Primoz Brezec Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  8. "Maurice Carter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  9. "Bobcats Acquire #2 Pick In 2004 NBA Draft". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 21, 2004. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  10. "Predrag Drobnjak Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  11. "Desmond Ferguson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  12. "Marcus Fizer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  13. "Richie Frahm Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  14. "Brandon Hunter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  15. "Jason Kapono Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  16. "Bobcats Acquire Draft Picks In Two Trades". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2004. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  17. "Zaza Pachulia Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  18. "Sasha Pavlovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  19. "Jamal Sampson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  20. "Tamar Slay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  21. "Theron Smith Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  22. "Jeff Trepagnier Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  23. "Gerald Wallace Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  24. "Charlotte Takes White in Expansion Draft". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 22, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  25. "Jahidi White Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  26. "Loren Woods Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
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