Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters

2004-2005 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
9 Chucky Atkins G 5-11 185 6 South Florida 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Tony Bobbitt G 6-4 205 0 Cincinnati 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Tierre Brown G 6-2 189 3 McNeese State 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Kobe Bryant SG 6-6 212 8 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
1 Caron Butler SF 6-7 228 2 UConn 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
7 Brian Cook PF 6-9 234 1 Illinois 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
12 Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 15 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 26 Serbia
3 Devean George F-G 6-8 235 5 Augsburg College 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
55 Brian Grant PF 6-9 254 10 Xavier 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
20 Jumaine Jones SF 6-8 218 5 Georgia 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
14 Slava Medvedenko F 6-10 250 4 BC Kyiv (Ukraine) 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted Ukraine
31 Chris Mihm C 7-0 265 4 Texas 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
  Lamar Odom PF 6-10 230 5 Rhode Island 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
21 Kareem Rush G 6-6 201 2 Missouri 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
18 Sasha Vujacic G 6-7 195 0 Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Slovenia
4 Luke Walton F 6-8 235 1 Arizona 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States

2004-2005 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Atkins K. Bryant C. Butler L. Odom C. Mihm
Rotation T. Brown S. Vujacic J. Jones B. Grant S. Medvedenko
Rotation   T. Bobbitt D. George B. Cook V. Divac
Rotation     L. Walton    

2004-2005 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Phoenix Suns62-20-
2Sacramento Kings50-3212
3Los Angeles Clippers37-4525
4Los Angeles Lakers34-4828
5Golden State Warriors34-4828

2004-2005 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kobe Bryant All-NBA Third Team (2005)
Kobe Bryant Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2005)

2004-2005 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kobe Bryant 66 40.7 27.6 5.9 6.0 1.3 0.8 4.1
Caron Butler 77 35.7 15.5 5.8 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.6
Chucky Atkins 82 35.4 13.6 2.4 4.4 0.9 0.0 1.8
Lamar Odom 64 36.2 15.2 10.2 3.7 0.7 1.0 2.5
Chris Mihm 75 24.9 9.8 6.7 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.5
Jumaine Jones 76 24.1 7.6 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.6
Brian Cook 72 15.1 6.4 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
Tierre Brown 76 14.0 4.4 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.0
Brian Grant 69 16.5 3.8 3.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6
Luke Walton 61 12.6 3.2 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.0
Slava Medvedenko 43 9.8 3.8 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
Devean George 15 20.4 7.3 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.8
Sasha Vujacic 35 11.5 2.9 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.4
Vlade Divac 15 8.7 2.3 2.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.9
Kareem Rush 14 6.5 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Tony Bobbitt 2 6.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2004-2005 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Brian Cook was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Brian Cook signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 5, 2003.

Devean George was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Devean George signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 9, 1999. Devean George re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 18, 2002.

Sasha Vujacic was selected as the #27 pick in the First Round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Sasha Vujacic signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 20, 2004.

Luke Walton was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Luke Walton signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 8, 2003.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Kobe Bryant, the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on July 11, 1996. Kobe Bryant signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 25, 1996. Kobe Bryant signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 29, 1999. Kobe Bryant re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 15, 2004.

Acquired via Trade

Chucky Atkins was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Boston Celtics on August 13, 2004.

Caron Butler was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Miami Heat on July 14, 2004.

Brian Grant was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Miami Heat on July 14, 2004.

Jumaine Jones was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Boston Celtics on August 13, 2004.

Chris Mihm was acquired in a sign and trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Boston Celtics on August 6, 2004.

Lamar Odom was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Miami Heat on July 14, 2004.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tony Bobbitt signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on December 6, 2004.

Tierre Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 4, 2004.

Vlade Divac signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 20, 2004.

Slava Medvedenko signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 15, 2000. Slava Medvedenko re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 26, 2002. Slava Medvedenko re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on August 2, 2004.

2004-2005 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Magic Johnson Co-Owner, VP 1994-1995 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1993 to 1994)
Edward P. Roski, Jr. Co-Owner 1998-1999 N/A
Philip F. Anschutz Co-Owner 1998-1999 N/A
Dr. Jerry H. Buss Owner, Majority Owner 1979-1980 N/A
Francis R. Mariani Chief Executive Officer 1987-1988 N/A
Tim Harris Chief Operating Officer 1996-1997 N/A
Jim Perzik General Counsel 1979-1980 N/A
Glenn Carraro Assistant to the General Manager 2000-2001 Basketball Operations Assistant (New York Knicks, 1995 to 1999)
Joe McCormack Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 1989-1990 N/A
Rudy Tomjanovich Head Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Houston Rockets, 1991 to 2003)
Frank Hamblen Head Coach, Assistant Coach 1999-2000 Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1991 to 1992)
Brian Shaw Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Scout (Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 to 2004)
Melvin Hunt Assistant Coach 2004-2005 College and International Scout (Houston Rockets, 2003 to 2004)
Mike Wells Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 1999 to 2004)
Mitch Kupchak General Manager 1994-1995 Assistant General Manager (Los Angeles Lakers, 1986 to 1994)
Jim Buss Assistant General Manager 1998-1999 N/A
Ronnie Lester Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Scout (Los Angeles Lakers, 1987 to 2001)
Rudy Garciduenas Director of International Scouting 1984-1985 N/A
Adam Filippi Director of International Scouting 2001-2002 N/A
Chip Schaefer Director of Athletic Performance 1999-2000 Head Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1990 to 1998)
Bill Sharman Special Consultant 1990-1991 General Manager (Los Angeles Lakers, 1976 to 1982)
Bumper Tormohlen Scout 1967-1968 N/A
Kevin Grevey Scout 2001-2002 N/A
Irving Thomas College Scout 2001-2002 N/A
Alex McKechnie Athletic Performance Coordinator 2003-2004 N/A
Gary Vitti Athletic Trainer 1984-1985 N/A
Dr. Michael Mellman Team Physician 1990-1991 N/A
Dr. John Moe Team Physician 2002-2003 N/A
Stu Lantz Television Analyst 1987-1988 N/A
Bill Macdonald Television Play-By-Play 1985-1986 N/A
Lawrence Tanter Public Address Announcer 1981-1982 N/A