The 2004–05 Golden State Warriors season was the Warriors' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 43rd season in the San Francisco Bay Area.2004–05 Golden State Warriors During the offseason, the Warriors signed free agent Derek Fisher. Under new head coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors stumbled out of the gate losing their first six games on their way to an awful 3–12 start. Their struggles continued posting a nine-game losing streak in January, losing 14 of their 15 games during the month. At midseason, the team traded Speedy Claxton to the New Orleans Hornets for All-Star guard Baron Davis, and dealt Clifford Robinson to the New Jersey Nets. The deal to acquire Davis would have an immediate impact as suddenly the Warriors became competitive, winning eight straight games between March and April, finishing tied in last place in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 record. Jason Richardson led the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game.
For the season, they added new orange road alternate road uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2010.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 11 Andris Biedriņš C Skonto
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Player statistics
Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG 79 79 32.5 .451 .388 .779 5.5 2.6 1.0 .3 13.4 78 50 21.8 .502 .556 5.5 .7 .3 2.0 4.5 74 32 30.0 .393 .371 .862 2.9 4.1 1.0 .1 11.9 72 72 37.8 .446 .338 .693 5.9 3.9 1.5 .4 21.7 70 69 33.9 .414 .399 .730 10.8 1.4 .8 .5 15.4 67 3 20.0 .427 .344 .698 2.8 1.2 .7 .3 9.5 55 5 17.3 .426 .000 .649 2.3 1.2 .3 .3 4.5† 46 44 32.6 .431 .192 .761 3.3 6.2 1.9 .1 13.1† 42 29 26.0 .398 .331 .603 2.7 1.8 1.0 .9 8.5† 42 4 14.5 .407 .400 .644 2.8 .9 .4 .2 4.2† 37 0 12.5 .482 .361 .813 2.7 .7 .3 .1 6.2† 36 3 16.0 .413 .579 4.3 .6 .4 .9 3.1 30 1 12.8 .577 .000 .475 3.9 .4 .4 .8 3.6† 28 19 35.3 .401 .341 .755 3.9 8.3 1.8 .4 19.5† 16 0 9.1 .371 .313 .600 .9 .5 .1 .1 3.6 16 0 8.0 .405 .250 .542 2.4 .8 .1 .2 3.1† 15 0 4.9 .481 .444 1.000 .1 .7 .1 .0 2.1† 12 0 5.2 .304 .200 1.0 .5 .0 .3 1.3
Transactions
Trades August 24, 2004 To Golden State WarriorsChristian LaettnerEduardo NájeraDraft rights to Luis FloresDraft rights to Mladen Šekularac2007 1st round-pickCash considerations To Dallas MavericksErick DampierDan DickauEvan EschmeyerSteve Logan January 3, 2005 To Golden State WarriorsŽarko Čabarkapa To Phoenix Suns2007 2nd round-pick2009 2nd round-pick February 14, 2005 To Golden State Warriors2005 2nd round-pick2007 2nd round-pick To New Jersey NetsClifford Robinson February 24, 2005 To Golden State WarriorsBaron Davis To New Orleans HornetsSpeedy ClaxtonDale Davis February 24, 2005 To Golden State WarriorsNikoloz TskitishviliRodney White To Denver NuggetsEduardo NájeraLuis Flores2007 1st round-pick
Free agency
Re-signed Player Signed Adonal Foyle Calbert Cheaney
Additions Player Signed Former team Derek Fisher 6-year contract worth $37 million Los Angeles Lakers
Subtractions Player Reason left New team Christian Laettner Waived Miami Heat
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