List of 2003–04 NBA season transactions

This is a detailed list of transactions during the 2003-04 NBA season.

Retirements

Date Name Team(s) played (years) Age Notes Ref.
August 7 Steve Kerr Phoenix Suns (1988–1989)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1989–1992)
Orlando Magic (1992–1993)
Chicago Bulls (1993–1998)
San Antonio Spurs (1999–2001, 2002–2003)
Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2002)		 37 Was hired by TNT as a commentator
September 12 Danny Manning Los Angeles Clippers (1988–1994)
Atlanta Hawks (1994)
Phoenix Suns (1994–1999)
Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2000)
Utah Jazz (2000–2001)
Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002)
Detroit Pistons (2003)		 37 Attempted a comeback
October 25 Michael Dickerson Houston Rockets (1999)
Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (1999–2003)		 28 Retired due to a groin injury, among others; attempted a comeback in 2008 [1]

Trades

Draft

First round

Pick Player Date signed Team School/club team
1 LeBron James July 3 Cleveland Cavaliers St. Vincent–St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio)
2 Darko Miličić September 12 Detroit Pistons Hemofarm (Serbia)
3 Carmelo Anthony July 17 Denver Nuggets Syracuse (Fr.)
4 Chris Bosh July 7 Toronto Raptors Georgia Tech (Fr.)
5 Dwyane Wade July 1 Miami Heat Marquette (Jr.)
6 Chris Kaman July 12 Los Angeles Clippers Central Michigan (Jr.)
7 Kirk Hinrich July 14 Chicago Bulls Kansas (Sr.)
8 T. J. Ford July 2 Milwaukee Bucks Texas (So.)
9 Michael Sweetney July 7 New York Knicks Georgetown (Jr.)
10 Jarvis Hayes August 20 Washington Wizards Georgia (Sr.)
11 Mickaël Piétrus July 7 Golden State Warriors Pau-Orthez (France)
12 Nick Collison July 7 Seattle SuperSonics Kansas (Sr.)
13 Marcus Banks July 10 Boston Celtics UNLV (Sr.)
14 Luke Ridnour July 8 Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Jr.)
15 Reece Gaines July 18 Boston Celtics Prentiss HS (Prentiss, MS)
16 Troy Bell July 5 Memphis Grizzlies Boston College (Sr.)
17 Žarko Čabarkapa July 1 Phoenix Suns Budućnost Podgorica (Montenegro)
18 David West July 8 New Orleans Hornets Xavier (Sr.)
19 Sasha Pavlović July 23 Utah Jazz Budućnost Podgorica (Montenegro)
20 Dahntay Jones July 5 Memphis Grizzlies Duke (Sr.)
21 Boris Diaw July 10 Atlanta Hawks Pau-Orthez (France)
22 Zoran Planinić July 11 New Jersey Nets Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
23 Travis Outlaw July 14 Portland Trail Blazers Starkville High School (Starkville, Mississippi)
24 Brian Cook July 5 Los Angeles Lakers Illinois (Sr.)
25 Carlos Delfino Detroit Pistons Skipper Bologna (Italy)
26 Ndudi Ebi July 5 Minnesota Timberwolves Westbury Christian High School (Houston, Texas)
27 Kendrick Perkins July 9 Boston Celtics Ozen HS (Beaumont, TX)
28 Leandro Barbosa July 16 Phoenix Suns Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
29 Josh Howard July 3 Dallas Mavericks Wake Forest (So.)

Second round

Pick Player Date signed Team School/club team
30 Maciej Lampe August 13 New York Knicks Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
31 Jason Kapono July 30 Cleveland Cavaliers UCLA (Sr.)
32 Luke Walton July 8 Los Angeles Lakers UCLA (Sr.)
33 Jerome Beasley September 4 Miami Heat North Dakota (Sr.)
34 Sofoklis Schortsanitis Los Angeles Clippers Iraklis BC (Greece)
35 Szymon Szewczyk Milwaukee Bucks Germany
36 Mario Austin Chicago Bulls Miss State (Jr.)
37 Travis Hansen July 10 Atlanta Hawks BYU (Sr.)
38 Chris Duhon October 4 Chicago Bulls Duke (Sr.)
39 Slavko Vraneš July 16 New York Knicks Budućnost Podgorica (Montenegro)
40 Justin Reed August 27 Boston Celtics Ole Miss (Sr.)
41 Willie Green August 8 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit (Sr.)
42 Zaza Pachulia July 24 Orlando Magic Ülkerspor (Turkey)
43 Keith Bogans July 25 Orlando Magic Kentucky (Sr.)
44 Tim Pickett August 3 New Orleans Hornets Florida State (Sr.)
45 Bernard Robinson July 28 Charlotte Bobcats Michigan (Sr.)
46 Ha Seung-Jin December 26 Portland Trail Blazers Yonsei University (South Korea)
47 Pape Sow October 4 Toronto Raptors Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
48 Ricky Minard July 7 Sacramento Kings Morehead State (Sr.)
49 Sergei Lishouk Memphis Grizzlies Khimik Yuzhny (Ukraine)
50 Vassilis Spanoulis Houston Rockets Maroussi B.C. (Greece)
51 Kyle Korver August 8 Philadelphia 76ers Creighton (Sr.)
52 Romain Sato July 15 San Antonio Spurs Xavier (Sr.)
53 Matt Freije August 26 Miami Heat Vanderbilt (Sr.)
54 Rickey Paulding Detroit Pistons Missouri (Sr.)
55 Luis Flores September 14 Golden State Warriors Manhattan (Sr.)
56 Brandon Hunter July 28 Boston Celtics Ohio (Sr.)
57 Sergei Karaulov San Antonio Spurs Skha Jakutia Yakutsk
58 Blake Stepp October 4 Minnesota Timberwolves Gonzaga (Sr.)

Previous years' draftees

Draft Pick Player Date signed Team Previous team
2002 50 Darius Songaila July 1 Sacramento Kings CSKA Moscow (Russia)

References

  1. ^ "Grizzlies G Dickerson to retire". ESPN.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 25, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2016.