The2003–04 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 55th season in theNational Basketball Association, and 36th season inAtlanta.^[1] During the offseason, the Hawks signed free agentStephen Jackson, while re-signingJacque Vaughn after one season with theOrlando Magic. The Hawks continued to struggle losing eight of their first eleven games. At midseason, they tradedShareef Abdur-Rahim andTheo Ratliff to thePortland Trail Blazers for All-Star forwardRasheed Wallace.^[2] However, Wallace only played just one game for the Hawks before being traded to theDetroit Pistons forBob Sura. Wallace would win a championship with the Pistons as they defeated theLos Angeles Lakers in five games in theNBA Finals.^[3] The team also tradedNazr Mohammed to theNew York Knicks, and acquiredJoel Przybilla from theMilwaukee Bucks, whileDion Glover was released to free agency and signed with theToronto 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 centerJason 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, whileJason Terry averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Following the season, head coachTerry Stotts was fired, Jackson was traded to theIndiana Pacers, Terry and longtime Hawks forwardAlan Henderson were both dealt to theDallas Mavericks, Sura signed as a free agent with theHouston Rockets, Vaughn signed with theNew Jersey Nets, and Przybilla signed with thePortland Trail Blazers.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Boris Diaw	SF	France
2	37	Travis Hansen	SG	United States	Brigham Young

2003–04 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 33 Michael Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Villanova C 40 Jason Collier 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgia Tech F 4 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Marquette G 32 Boris Diaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) INSEP F 54 Obinna Ekezie  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland G 6 Travis Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) BYU F 44 Alan Henderson  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana F 1 Stephen Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Butler CC C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Auburn G 7 Wesley Person 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn C 10 Joel Przybilla  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Minnesota C 12 Željko Rebrača 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Serbia G 3 Bob Sura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona G 11 Jacque Vaughn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas

Head coach Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

• Power forwardObinna Ekezie missed the entire season due to a torn ACL in his right knee.

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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