The 2003–04 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 36th season in the National Basketball Association.2003-04 Milwaukee Bucks During the offseason, the Bucks acquired Joe Smith from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under new head coach Terry Porter, the Bucks played around .500 for most of the first half of the season. At midseason, the team traded Tim Thomas to the New York Knicks for Keith Van Horn. The young Bucks managed to play well as Michael Redd, who continued to show improvement had a breakout season averaging 21.7 points per game, while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. However, after holding a 33–27 record as of March 3, the Bucks lost eight of their next nine games, but still managed to make the playoffs despite finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record. Top draft pick T. J. Ford made the All-Second Rookie Team. However, the Bucks did not make it out of the first round once again, losing to the eventual champions, the Detroit Pistons, in five games.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 8 T. J. Ford PG Texas 2 35 Szymon Szewczyk F 2 43 Keith Bogans SG Kentucky

Roster

Roster Notes Center Daniel Santiago played for the Puerto Rican national team, but he also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18 | @ Detroit | L 82–108 | Desmond Mason (16) | Joe Smith (11) | Damon Jones (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 21 | @ Detroit | W 92–88 | Michael Redd (26) | Joe Smith (13) | Damon Jones (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24 | Detroit | L 85–95 | Mason, Redd (19) | Desmond Mason (9) | Damon Jones (7) | Bradley Center18,717 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | Detroit | L 92–109 | Smith, Jones (17) | Joe Smith (12) | Damon Jones (10) | Bradley Center17,316 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 29 | @ Detroit | L 77–91 | Michael Redd (22) | Keith Van Horn (12) | Damon Jones (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–4

Player statistics Source:

Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Michael Redd 82 82 36.8 44.0 35.0 86.8 5.0 2.3 1.0 0.1 21.7 Keith Van Horn 25 15 30.6 47.2 45.8 94.5 6.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 15.7 Desmond Mason 82 31 30.9 47.2 23.1 76.9 4.4 1.9 0.7 0.3 14.4 Tim Thomas 42 42 32.0 44.3 36.2 76.2 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.4 14.1 Joe Smith 76 76 29.7 43.9 20.0 85.9 8.5 1.0 0.6 1.2 10.9Brian Skinner565428.249.70.057.27.30.90.51.110.5 73 0 20.8 41.7 29.2 72.9 3.7 2.7 0.8 0.3 8.4 T. J. Ford 55 55 26.8 38.4 23.8 81.6 3.2 6.5 1.1 0.1 7.1 Damon Jones 82 26 24.6 40.1 35.9 76.4 2.1 5.8 0.4 0.0 7.0 Brevin Knight 21 1 20.0 43.8 33.3 78.9 2.3 4.7 1.4 0.0 5.9 Dan Gadzuric 75 0 16.8 52.4 0.0 49.2 4.6 0.4 0.7 1.4 5.7 Erick Strickland 43 0 13.3 40.3 43.9 86.3 1.7 2.1 0.6 0.0 5.4 Daniel Santiago 54 28 13.1 47.9 0.0 67.8 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 4.0 Dan Langhi 2 0 10.0 37.5 50.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 Marcus Haislip 31 0 8.5 48.6 50.0 71.4 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 3.0 Joel Przybilla 5 0 6.6 0.0 0.0 50.0 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Michael Redd 5 5 38.4 41.0 30.0 76.2 5.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 18.0 Desmond Mason 5 5 39.6 33.8 0.0 84.6 4.8 2.4 0.8 0.4 14.4 Joe Smith 5 5 35.0 49.1 0.0 92.3 10.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 13.2 Damon Jones 5 5 28.8 52.9 47.6 66.7 4.0 7.4 1.0 0.0 10.0 5 0 21.0 50.0 33.3 50.0 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 8.4 Keith Van Horn 5 2 27.4 33.3 36.4 66.7 4.6 1.4 1.4 0.6 8.0 Brian Skinner 5 3 18.8 52.4 0.0 41.7 4.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 5.4 Erick Strickland 3 0 13.7 41.7 0.0 100.0 1.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 4.7 Brevin Knight 5 0 20.2 26.1 0.0 81.8 2.2 3.4 2.8 0.2 4.2 Dan Gadzuric 1 0 9.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 Marcus Haislip 1 0 3.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Daniel Santiago 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Transactions

Trades June 27, 2003 To Milwaukee BucksAnthony PeelerJoe Smith To Minnesota TimberwolvesSam CassellErvin Johnson February 15, 2004 To Milwaukee BucksKeith Van Horn To Atlanta HawksMichael DoleacJoel PrzybillaTo New York KnicksNazr MohammedTim Thomas

Free agents Player Signed Former teamDaniel SantiagoJuly 17, 2003Lottomatica RomaBrian SkinnerJuly 17, 2003Philadelphia 76ersErick StricklandJuly 17, 2003Indiana PacersDamon JonesJuly 23, 2003Sacramento KingsDan LanghiDecember 5, 2003Golden State Warriors

References

See also 2003-04 NBA season