The 2003–04 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season in Atlanta.2003-04 Atlanta Hawks During the offseason, the Hawks signed free agent Stephen Jackson, while re-signing Jacque Vaughn after one season with the Orlando Magic. The Hawks continued to struggle losing eight of their first eleven games. At midseason, they traded Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff to the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace. However, Wallace only played just one game for the Hawks before being traded to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Sura. Wallace would win a championship with the Pistons as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the NBA Finals. The team also traded Nazr Mohammed to the New York Knicks, and acquired Joel Przybilla from the Milwaukee Bucks, while Dion Glover was released to free agency and signed with the Toronto Raptors.
With the lack of big men on the team, and with Przybilla only playing just twelve games due to a knee injury, the Hawks signed free agent center Jason Collier in March. The team finished seventh in the Central Division with a 28–54 record. Jackson led the Hawks in scoring with 18.1 points per game, while Jason Terry averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Following the season, head coach Terry Stotts was fired, Jackson was traded to the Indiana Pacers, Terry and longtime Hawks forward Alan Henderson were both dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, Sura signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets, Vaughn signed with the New Jersey Nets, and Przybilla signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Offseason
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 21 Boris Diaw SF 2 37 Travis Hansen SG Brigham Young
Roster
Roster Notes Power forward Obinna Ekezie missed the entire season due to a torn ACL in his right knee.
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGShareef Abdur-Rahim 53 53 36.9 48.5 21.7 88.0 9.3 2.4 0.8 0.420.1Rasheed Wallace1142.033.316.7100.06.02.01.05.020.0Stephen Jackson807836.842.534.078.54.63.11.80.318.1Jason Terry817837.341.734.782.74.15.41.50.216.8Bob Sura271835.442.027.978.38.35.30.90.214.7Jason Collier201627.347.925.078.85.60.90.60.611.3Chris Crawford562521.644.838.986.63.10.80.70.410.2Dion Glover552626.639.134.377.54.32.10.70.310.1Theo Ratliff535231.145.80.065.37.21.00.63.18.3Zeljko Rebraca3017.052.20.050.03.00.70.00.78.3Nazr Mohammed53117.749.30.062.75.00.40.40.56.5Lee Nailon27011.145.70.084.22.30.60.40.35.3Boris Diaw763725.344.723.160.24.52.40.80.54.5Wesley Person9014.733.342.1100.02.80.60.30.14.4Joel Przybilla121226.236.00.041.48.40.30.41.44.0Alan Henderson6011.347.60.066.73.50.30.20.34.0Mamadou N'Diaye25114.439.70.074.64.40.00.31.03.9Jacque Vaughn71617.938.615.077.91.62.70.60.03.8Travis Hansen41412.435.430.081.51.70.50.20.23.0Dan Dickau2306.242.930.066.70.70.80.40.02.1Hiram Fuller4010.837.50.033.32.80.50.00.32.0Josh Davis415.840.00.0100.01.30.00.00.01.3Michael Bradley1115.550.00.00.01.10.00.20.01.1 Player statistics citation:
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also 2003-04 NBA season