2004 Draft Class Rankings

There are 30 players in the NBA from the 2004 draft class with only 1 undrafted player remaining. So far, #1 pick Dwight Howard is the clear leader of the class and is a strong contender for the MVP. See who's the best this year so far and if your team has a player drafted in '04.

Player (Draft #) Current Team

Averages

1. Dwight Howard (1) Orlando Magic

PPG 22.9 RPG 15.5 APG 1.5 SPG 0.9 BPG 2.8

2. Josh Smith (16) Atlanta Hawks

PPG 17.1 RPG 8.1 APG 3.5 SPG 2.0 BPG 3.2

3. Al Jefferson (15) Minnesota Timberwolves

PPG 20.4 RPG 12.1 APG 1.5 SPG 1.1 BPG 1.3

4. Andre Iguodala (9) Philidelphia 76ers

PPG 18.9 RPG 5.6 APG 4.8 SPG 2.0 BPG 0.7

5. Kevin Martin (26) Sacramento Kings

PPG 24.5 RPG 4.9 APG 2.1 SPG 1.4 BPG 0.1

6. Emeka Okafor (2) Charloette Bobcats

PPG 13.2 RPG 10.6 APG 0.6 SPG 1.0 BPG 1.8

7. Luol Deng (7) Chicago Bulls

PPG 18.4 RPG 6.8 APG 2.2 SPG 1.0 BPG 0.5

8. Ben Gordon (3) Chicago Bulls

PPG 19.0 RPG 3.8 APG 2.8 SPG 0.9 BPG 0.2

9. Andris Biedrins (11) Golden State Warriors

PPG 10.6 RPG 9.9 APG 1.2 SPG 0.8 BPG 1.4

10. Jameer Nelson (20) Orlando Magic

PPG 11.5 RPG 3.9 APG 6.0 SPG 0.9 BPG 0.1

11. Devin Harris (5) Dallas Mavericks

PPG 13.9 RPG 2.6 APG 5.4 SPG 1.8 BPG 0.1

12. Sebastian Telfair (13) Minnesota Timberwolves

PPG 10.0 RPG 2.2 APG 5.9 SPG 1.2 BPG 0.2

13. Beno Udrih (28) Sacramento Kings

PPG 13.8 RPG 3.6 APG 4.5 SPG 1.1 BPG 0.1

14. Josh Childress (6) Atlanta Hawks

PPG 11.2 RPG 5.2 APG 1.0 SPG 0.8 BPG 0.2

15. J.R. Smith (17) Denver Nuggets

PPG 10.2 RPG 2.1 APG 1.9 SPG 0.9 BPG 0.1

16. Shaun Livingston (4) Los Angeles Clippers

PPG 7.4 RPG 3.1 APG 4.8 SPG 0.9 BPG 0.5 (Career)*

17. Delonte West (24) Seatte Supersonics

PPG 8.2 RPG 2.7 APG 3.5 SPG 0.6 BPG 0.3

18. Anderson Varejao (30) Cleavland Caviliers

PPG 7.3 RPG 7.9 APG 1.0 SPG 0.8 BPG 0.4

19. Dorell Wright (19) Miami Heat

PPG 7.0 RPG 4.7 APG 1.1 SPG 0.7 BPG 1.0

20. Kris Humpheries (14) Toronto Raptors

PPG 7.0 RPG 4.6 APG 0.5 SPG 0.4 BPG 0.5

21. Chris Duhon (38) Chicago Bulls

PPG 5.8 RPG 2.0 APG 3.4 SPG 0.5 BPG 0.0

22. Robert Swift (12) Seattle Supersonics

PPG 4.8 RPG 4.2 APG 0.2 SPG 0.3 BPG 1.0 (Career)**

23. Sasha Vujacic (27) Los Angeles Lakers

PPG 6.3 RPG 1.5 APG 1.1 SPG 0.3 BPG 0.1

24. Trevor Ariza (43) Los Angeles Lakers

PPG 5.1 RPG 2.7 APG 1.2 SPG 0.7 BPG 0.4

25. Tony Allen (25) Boston Celtics

PPG 5.2 RPG 2.1 APG 1.5 SPG 0.9 BPG 0.2

26. David Harrison (29) Indiana Pacers

PPG 4.8 RPG 2.3 APG 0.5 SPG 0.5 BPG 1.1

27. Royal Ivey (37) Milwaukee Bucks

PPG 4.4 RPG 1.3 APG 1.6 SPG 0.7 BPG 0.0

28. Luke Jackson (10) Miami Heat

PPG 4.2 RPG 1.7 APG 1.2 SPG 0.5 BPG 0.0

29. Kirk Snyder (16) Houston Rockets

PPG 4.0 RPG 1.5 APG 1.0 SPG 0.1 BPG 0.1

30. Andre Brown (U) Memphis Grizzilies

PPG 2.0 RPG 1.6 APG 0.2 SPG 0.1 BPG 0.1

Best Scorers

1. Kevin Martin (24.5)

2. Dwight Howard (22.9)

3. Al Jeffeson (20.4)

4. Ben Gordon (19)

5. Andre Iguodala (18.9)

Best Rebounders

1. Dwight Howard (15.5)

2. Al Jefferson (12.1)

3. Emeka Okafor (10.6)

4. Andris Biedrins (9.9)

5. Josh Smith (8.1)

Most Assists

1. Jameer Nelson (6)

2. Sebastian Telfair (5.9)

3. Devin Harris (5.4)

4. Andre Iguodala (4.8)

5. Beno Udrih (4.5)

Most Steals

1. Josh Smith, Andre Iguodala (2)

3. Devin Harris (1.8)

4. Kevin Martin (1.4)

5. Sebastian Telfair (1.2)

Best Shot Blockers:

1. Josh Smith (3.2)

2. Dwight Howard (2.8)

3. Emeka Okafor (1.8)

4. Andris Biedrins (1.4)

5. Al Jefferson (1.3)

1st Team

C- Dwight Howard

F-Al Jefferson

F-Josh Smith

G- Andre Iguodala

G-Kevin Martin

2nd Team

C- Andris Biedrins

F- Emeka Okafor

F- Luol Deng

G- Ben Gordon

G- Jameer Nelson

Best Player: Dwight Howard (1)

PPG 22.9 RPG 15.5 APG 1.5 SPG 0.9 BPG 2.8

Best Defender: Josh Smith (16)

PPG 17.1 RPG 8.1 APG 3.5 SPG 2.0 BPG 3.2

Best 2nd Round Pick: Anderson Varejao (30) Cleavland Caviliers

PPG 7.3 RPG 7.9 APG 1.0 SPG 0.8 BPG 0.4

Best Bargain: Kevin Martin (26) Sacramento Kings

PPG 24.5 RPG 4.9 APG 2.1 SPG 1.4 BPG 0.1

(U) Undrafted

* Shaun Livingston hasn't played this season.

** Robert Swift has only played 5 games this season and is expected to return this month.

5 Comments On: "2004 Draft Class Rankings"

 
I'd give Al Jefferson the #2 spot over Josh Smith, but I'm biased.

Funny thing too. I switched them at the last second. I think Smith slightly has better overall numbers, especially with those blocks.

wait, you have Sebastian Telfair over Delonte West and Tony Allen? Bassy was a third string PG on a team that won 24 games last year. Varejao looks pretty low too.

Yeah I gotta agree that Telflair is ranked a bit high but overall I agree with most of your rankings. Very interesting stuff.

I went back to check out what I wrote, and it's based on this year's averages. I think West is going to be great in his career, and Allen's been pretty good wtih 15 ppg the last 2 games, but Telfair is having a better season. He's had 4 10+ assist nights in Dec. including career highs of 27 points and 11 assists in a win against the Pacers. He a good player on a bad team, and gets into trouble. But if he stops getting into trouble and land on a good team later on, he could be really good at the point. Being a Kings fan, I probably would have put Udrih over Telfair after seeing him drop 27 and shutting down and beating former teammate Tony Parker, but I know Telfair's better right now. Varejao would probably be in the top 10 if he didn't come in late. He might be up with Biedrins. Doing that top 20 was difficult with a lot of talent at the top. I had to make sure Martin didn't drop too low but 5 is good for him.

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