The

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was the Bucks' 37th season in the

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. During the offseason, the Bucks signed free agents Mike James and second-year guard Mo Williams, while acquiring

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from the expansion

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. Injuries hampered the Bucks from the start as a second-year guard T.J. Ford was lost for the entire season due to a neck injury. The Bucks would get off to a sluggish start losing 16 of their first 22 games. At midseason, the team traded

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to the Dallas Mavericks, and dealt James to the Houston Rockets. They lost 15 of their final 18 games including an 8-game losing streak, finishing in last place in the Central Division with a 30–52 record. The only bright spot came from

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, who averaged a team-high of 23.0 points per game. Following the season, head coach

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was fired, and Pachulia signed as a free agent with the

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Draft picks

The Bucks had no draft picks in 2004.

Roster

Roster Notes

* Point guard T.J. Ford missed the entire season due to a neck injury.

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

See also