The 2004–05 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 37th season in the National Basketball Association.2004-05 Milwaukee Bucks During the offseason, the Bucks signed free agents Mike James and second-year guard Mo Williams, while acquiring Zaza Pachulia from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. Injuries hampered the Bucks from the start as a second-year guard T. J. Ford was lost for the entire season due to a neck injury. The Bucks would get off to a sluggish start losing 16 of their first 22 games. At midseason, the team traded Keith Van Horn to the Dallas Mavericks, and dealt James to the Houston Rockets. They lost 15 of their final 18 games including an 8-game losing streak, finishing in last place in the Central Division with a 30–52 record. The only bright spot came from Michael Redd, who averaged a team-high of 23.0 points per game. Following the season, head coach Terry Porter was fired, and Pachulia signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.

Draft picks

The Bucks had no draft picks in 2004.

Roster

Roster Notes Point guard T. J. Ford missed the entire season due to a neck injury.

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs The Bucks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Michael Redd 75 75 38.0 44.1 35.5 85.4 4.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 23.0 Desmond Mason 80 71 36.2 44.3 12.5 80.2 3.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 17.2 Mike James 47 0 24.8 44.6 38.2 74.4 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.1 11.4 Joe Smith 74 73 30.6 51.4 0.0 76.8 7.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 11.0 Keith Van Horn 33 13 24.8 44.9 38.5 86.2 5.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 10.4 Mo Williams 80 80 28.2 43.8 32.3 85.0 3.1 6.1 0.9 0.110.2 Dan Gadzuric 81 81 22.0 53.9 0.0 53.8 8.3 0.4 0.6 1.37.3 Anthony Goldwire 24 2 20.1 43.8 40.8 82.6 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.06.4 Zaza Pachulia 74 4 18.9 45.2 0.0 74.6 5.1 0.8 0.6 0.56.2 Marcus Fizer 54 0 16.7 45.5 0.0 68.0 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.26.2 Kendall Gill 14 0 20.3 40.0 33.3 90.0 2.6 1.9 1.0 0.36.1 Toni Kukoč 53 6 20.7 41.0 36.2 72.1 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.25.6 Erick Strickland 62 5 16.4 37.5 25.3 81.3 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.04.9 Zendon Hamilton 16 0 9.9 34.4 0.0 60.4 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.13.2 Eddie House 5 0 8.2 35.3 66.7 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.03.2 Calvin Booth 17 0 11.1 51.7 0.0 75.0 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.72.5 Daniel Santiago 11 0 9.5 33.3 0.0 72.7 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.42.0Reece Gaines11 0 7.2 30.4 50.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.4 Source:

Transactions

Trades June 23, 2004 To Milwaukee Bucks Zaza Pachulia To Charlotte Bobcats 2nd round draft pick (Bernard Robinson) February 25, 2005 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Calvin Booth Alvin Henderson To Dallas Mavericks---- Keith Van Horn February 25, 2005 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Reece Gaines To Houston Rockets---- Zendon Hamilton Mike James

Free agents Player Signed Former teamMike JamesAugust 5, 2004Detroit PistonsMo WilliamsAugust 21, 2004Utah JazzMarcus FizerNovember 4, 2004Charlotte Bobcats

References

See also 2004-05 NBA season