# 2004–05 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Hawks' 56th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Atlanta. In the 2004 NBA draft, the Hawks selected Josh Childress from Stanford with the sixth pick, and high school star Josh Smith with the seventeenth pick. During the off-season, the team hired Mike Woodson as head coach and acquired All-Star forward Antoine Walker, and Tony Delk from the Dallas Mavericks, Al Harrington from the Indiana Pacers, and Predrag Drobnjak from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. The team also signed free agents Kenny Anderson, re-signed Jon Barry and former Hawks forward Kevin Willis. The Hawks were not expected to be any good heading into the season posting an awful 2–12 record in November. In December, the team traded Barry to the Houston Rockets for Tyronn Lue. At midseason, Walker was eventually traded back to his former team, the Boston Celtics for All-Star guard Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta and Michael Stewart, while Anderson was released to free agency and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. However, Payton never played for the Hawks, and was released and then re-signed with the Celtics for the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, the Hawks went from bad to worse losing 32 of their final 35 games, posting 13 and 14-game losing streaks respectively on their way to finishing with a league worst record at 13–69 (.159), which was their worst winning percentage in franchise history. Harrington led the team with 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Despite their awful season, Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Denver, as he and Childress both made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, second-year guard Boris Diaw was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Joe Johnson, Willis and Gugliotta both retired, but Willis would come back for one more season with the Dallas Mavericks before retiring again, and Drobnjak and Stewart were both released to free agency.
For the season, the Hawks added new yellow alternate road uniforms with black side panels, which would last until 2007.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 6 | Josh Childress | SF/SG | United States | Stanford |
| 1 | 17 | Josh Smith | SF | United States | |
| 2 | 34 | Donta Smith | SG | United States | Southeastern Illinois |
| 2 | 37 | Royal Ivey | PG | United States | Texas |
| 2 | 42 | Viktor Sanikidze | F | Georgia | |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Southeast Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte :
| # | 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

### Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Chicago | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Miami | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Washington | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Game log
## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Antoine Walker | 53 | 53 | 40.2 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 53.4 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 20.4 |
| Al Harrington | 66 | 66 | 38.6 | 45.9 | 21.6 | 67.2 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
| Tyronn Lue | 49 | 46 | 31.2 | 46.4 | 36.4 | 87.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| Tony Delk | 56 | 1 | 23.9 | 41.6 | 35.6 | 75.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| Josh Childress | 80 | 44 | 29.7 | 47.0 | 23.2 | 82.3 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| Josh Smith | 74 | 59 | 27.7 | 45.5 | 17.4 | 68.8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 71 | 1 | 20.2 | 43.8 | 35.2 | 80.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 27 | 9 | 27.7 | 43.1 | 30.8 | 78.4 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Jason Collier | 70 | 44 | 13.5 | 46.3 | 42.9 | 67.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Obinna Ekezie | 42 | 31 | 17.4 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Jon Barry | 16 | 0 | 17.2 | 40.3 | 34.4 | 76.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Kenny Anderson | 39 | 20 | 18.4 | 42.6 | 46.2 | 73.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Boris Diaw | 66 | 25 | 18.2 | 42.2 | 18.0 | 74.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Royal Ivey | 62 | 5 | 13.0 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 70.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Donta Smith | 38 | 0 | 11.4 | 38.9 | 27.3 | 68.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Kevin Willis | 29 | 5 | 11.9 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Michael Stewart | 12 | 1 | 12.1 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Anthony Miller | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Jelani McCoy | 10 | 0 | 8.8 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| James Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records

* Josh Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
* Josh Childress, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |
| Chris Crawford | October 16, 2004 | TBD | Torn ACL, sprained MCL, torn cartilage in right knee | Season |
| Donta Smith | November 1, 2004 | November 26, 2004 | Strained lower back | 11 |
| Tony Delk | November 1, 2004 | November 19, 2004 | Sore right knee | 8 |
| Jason Collier | November 5, 2004 | November 7, 2004 | Bronchitis | 2 |
| Kevin Willis | November 19, 2004 | November 30, 2004 | Strained right shoulder | 5 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | November 24, 2004 | December 3, 2004 | Sprained right ankle | 4 |
| Royal Ivey | November 24, 2004 | December 14, 2004 | Sprained MCL | 10 |
| Donta Smith | November 30, 2004 | January 6, 2005 | Sore lower back | 18 |
| Kevin Willis | December 18, 2004 | December 21, 2004 | Flu | 1 |
| Tony Delk | January 6, 2005 | January 19, 2005 | Sprained left ankle | 5 |
| Kevin Willis | January 10, 2005 | January 24, 2005 | Strained lower back | 7 |
| Royal Ivey | January 19, 2005 | January 29, 2005 | Right knee tendinitis | 6 |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 22, 2005 | January 24, 2005 | Flu | 1 |
| Donta Smith | January 24, 2005 | February 2, 2005 | Knee tendinitis | 5 |
| Jason Collier | January 29, 2005 | January 30, 2005 | Illness | 1 |
| Kenny Anderson | January 29, 2005 | February 7, 2005 | Strained left calf | 4 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | January 29, 2005 | January 30, 2005 | Sprained left ankle | 1 |
| Josh Smith | February 2, 2005 | February 12, 2005 | Sprained right ankle | 5 |
| Tyronn Lue | February 5, 2005 | February 22, 2005 | Strained left Achilles | 6 |
| Al Harrington | February 7, 2005 | February 22, 2005 | Left knee tendinitis | 6 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | February 10, 2005 | February 22, 2005 | Sprained left ankle | 4 |
| Kenny Anderson | February 12, 2005 | March 2, 2005 | Strained left hamstring | 5 |
| Kevin Willis | February 15, 2005 | March 5, 2005 | Strained lower back | 9 |
| Donta Smith | February 24, 2005 | March 8, 2005 | Left knee tendinitis | 5 |
| Tony Delk | February 24, 2005 | March 14, 2005 | Bruised left hand | 9 |
| Royal Ivey | March 2, 2005 | March 5, 2005 | Mild concussion | 1 |
| Kevin Willis | March 8, 2005 | April 16, 2005 | Strained lower back | 20 |
| Michael Stewart | March 14, 2005 | April 7, 2005 | Back spasms | 12 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | March 14, 2005 | March 16, 2005 | Flu | 1 |
| Al Harrington | March 18, 2005 | March 21, 2005 | Sore back | 1 |
| Josh Childress | March 18, 2005 | March 21, 2005 | Flu | 1 |
| Al Harrington | March 28, 2005 | March 30, 2005 | Right knee tendinitis | 1 |
| Tyronn Lue | April 1, 2005 | April 2, 2005 | Headache | 1 |
| Al Harrington | April 5, 2005 | TBD | Right knee tendinitis | 9 |
| Obinna Ekezie | April 8, 2005 | TBD | Left shoulder sprain | 8 |
| Tom Gugliotta | April 8, 2005 | April 9, 2005 | Pulled groin | 1 |
| James Thomas | April 16, 2005 | TBD | Back spasms | 4 |
| Kevin Willis | April 17, 2005 | April 19, 2005 | Plantar fasciitis left foot | 1 |
| Tony Delk | April 17, 2005 | April 19, 2005 | Sore right knee | 1 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 24, 2004 | To Atlanta Hawks2005 second-round pick (Cenk Akyol) Cash considerations | To San Antonio SpursDraft rights to 42nd pick Viktor Sanikidze |
| July 15, 2004 | To Atlanta HawksAl Harrington | To Indiana PacersStephen Jackson (sign and trade) |
| August 4, 2004 | To Atlanta HawksTony Delk Antoine Walker | To Dallas MavericksJason Terry Alan Henderson Cash considerations |
| August 16, 2004 | To Atlanta Hawks2005 second-round pick (Ronny Turiaf) | To Charlotte BobcatsPredrag Drobnjak |
| December 23, 2004 | To Atlanta HawksTyronn Lue | To Houston RocketsJon Barry |
| February 24, 2005 | To Atlanta HawksTom Gugliotta Gary Payton Michael Stewart 2006 first-round pick (Rajon Rondo) | To Boston CelticsAntoine Walker |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract |
| Jason Collier | July 14, 2004 | 2 Year, $3.2 Million |
| Stephen Jackson | July 15, 2004 | 6 Year, $40 Million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team | Contract |
| Josh Childress | July 12, 2004 | Stanford Cardinal (DP) | 3 Year, $8 Million |
| Josh Smith | July 12, 2004 | Oak Hill Academy Warriors (DP) | 3 Year, $4 Million |
| Jon Barry | September 16, 2004 | Denver Nuggets | N/A |
| Kenny Anderson | September 16, 2004 | Indiana Pacers | N/A |
| Kevin Willis | September 22, 2004 | San Antonio Spurs | N/A |
| Donta Smith | October 3, 2004 | Southeastern Illinois Falcons (DP) | 2 Year, $1.2 Million |
| Reggie Butler * | October 3, 2004 | Xavier Musketeers | Training Camp |
| Royal Ivey | October 3, 2004 | Texas Longhorns (DP) | N/A |
| Saddi Washington * | October 3, 2004 | Western Michigan Broncos | Training Camp |
| Jeff Myers * | October 4, 2004 | Drexel Dragons | Training Camp |
| Lonny Baxter * | October 4, 2004 | Charlotte Bobcats | Training Camp |
| Anthony Miller | October 5, 2004 | Houston Rockets | N/A |
| Donnell Harvey * | October 22, 2004 | Phoenix Suns | N/A |
| Jelani McCoy | November 8, 2004 | Milwaukee Bucks | N/A |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 10, 2005 | Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) | 10 Day |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 20, 2005 | Atlanta Hawks | 10 Day |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 31, 2005 | Atlanta Hawks | Rest of season |
| James Thomas | April 9, 2005 | Portland Trail Blazers | N/A |
    * = Cut before regular season

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team |
| Mamadou N'Diaye | Free Agent | July 1, 2004 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jacque Vaughn | Free Agent | July 29, 2004 | New Jersey Nets |
| Michael Bradley | Free Agent | July 29, 2004 | Orlando Magic |
| Travis Hansen | Free Agent | August 2, 2004 | TAU Cerámica |
| Bob Sura | Free Agent | August 9, 2004 | Houston Rockets |
| Wesley Person | Free Agent | August 11, 2004 | Miami Heat |
| Joel Przybilla | Free Agent | August 25, 2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Jeff Myers | Waived | October 22, 2004 | |
| Reggie Butler | Waived | October 22, 2004 | |
| Saddi Washington | Waived | October 22, 2004 | |
| Donnell Harvey | Waived | October 28, 2004 | New Jersey Nets |
| Lonny Baxter | Waived | October 28, 2004 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Anthony Miller | Waived | November 8, 2004 | retired |
| Jelani McCoy | Waived | December 14, 2004 | Long Beach Jam (ABA) |
| Chris Crawford | Waived | February 24, 2005 | retired |
| Gary Payton | Waived | March 1, 2005 | Boston Celtics |