2004 NBA Expansion Draft

2004 NBA Expansion Draft
General information
Expansion team(s)	Charlotte Bobcats
Date(s)	June 22, 2004
NBA Expansion Draft < 1995
2004 NBA Draft

The expansion draft for the construction of the Charlotte Bobcats, 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 their inaugural season.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

+	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

Selections

Jason Kapono was selected from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Gerald Wallace was selected from the Sacramento Kings.

Player	Pos.	Nationality	Previous team	NBA years	Career with the franchise	Ref.
Baxter, LonnyLonny Baxter	F	United States	Washington Wizards	2	2006
Bremer, J. R.J. R. Bremer	G	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Golden State Warriors	2	—
Brezec, PrimožPrimož Brezec	C	Slovenia	Indiana Pacers	3	2004–2007
Carter, MauriceMaurice Carter	G	United States	New Orleans Hornets	1	—
Drobnjak, PredragPredrag Drobnjak	C	Montenegro	Los Angeles Clippers	3	—
Ferguson, DesmondDesmond Ferguson	G/F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	1	—
Fizer, MarcusMarcus Fizer	F	United States	Chicago Bulls	4	—
Frahm, RichieRichie Frahm	G	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	1	—
Hunter, BrandonBrandon Hunter	F	United States	Boston Celtics	1	—
Kapono, JasonJason Kapono	F	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	2004–2005
Pachulia, ZazaZaza Pachulia	C	Georgia	Orlando Magic	1	—
Pavlović, AleksandarAleksandar Pavlović	G/F	Serbia	Utah Jazz	1	—
Sampson, JamalJamal Sampson	F/C	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	2	2004–2005
Slay, TamarTamar Slay	G	United States	New Jersey Nets	2	2004–2005
Smith, TheronTheron Smith	F	United States	Memphis Grizzlies	1	2004–2005
Trepagnier, JeffJeff Trepagnier	G	United States	Denver Nuggets	3	—
Wallace, GeraldGerald Wallace+	F	United States	Sacramento Kings	3	2004–2011
White, JahidiJahidi White	F/C	United States	Phoenix Suns	6	2004–2005
Woods, LorenLoren Woods	F/C	United States	Miami Heat	3	—

Notes

• ^FA 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.
• ^a Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
• ^b Career with the expansion franchise that drafted the player
• ^c Never played a game for the franchise
• ^d 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.
• ^e 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.
• ^f 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.

Trades

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of future draft picks between the teams, along with a particular agreement in the expansion draft.

• ^A 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.

• ^B The Charlotte Bobcats agreed to select Jahidi White from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a future first-round pick and cash considerations.

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.

• ^C The Charlotte Bobcats traded Aleksandar Pavlović to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future first-round pick.

• ^D The Charlotte Bobcats traded Zaza Pachulia to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for the 45th pick in the 2004 Draft.

References

General

• "2004 Expansion Draft: Building the Bobcats". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
• "Bobcats Build Inaugural Roster With 19 Picks In Expansion Selection". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 22, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
• "2004 NBA Expansion Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 

Specific

External links

• NBA.com
• NBA.com: NBA Draft History
• Charlotte Bobcats: Draft Central 2004