2004 NBA Redraft
All 59 picks from the 2004 NBA Draft re-ordered by career value — an even blend of Win Shares and VORP (Basketball-Reference). Dwight Howard (originally the 1st pick) goes first overall in the redraft; the biggest lottery-level steal is Trevor Ariza, taken 43rd and now #6. Each slot keeps the team that originally held it.
New #1 · was #1Dwight Howard
New #2 · was #9Andre IguodalaArizona
New #3 · was #7Luol DengDuke
| New | Player | Orig. | Move | WS | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dwight Howard — · drafted by ORL · 18 seasons | #1 | – | 141.7 | 39.0 |
2 | Andre Iguodala Arizona · drafted by PHI · 19 seasons | #9 | ▲7 | 100.4 | 41.3 |
3 | Luol Deng Duke · drafted by PHO · 15 seasons | #7 | ▲4 | 74.0 | 22.9 |
4 | Josh Smith — · drafted by ATL · 13 seasons | #17 | ▲13 | 51.0 | 27.2 |
5 | Al Jefferson — · drafted by BOS · 14 seasons | #15 | ▲10 | 71.0 | 21.3 |
6 | Trevor Ariza UCLA · drafted by NYK · 18 seasons | #43 | ▲37 | 64.3 | 21.8 |
7 | Kevin Martin Western Carolina University · drafted by SAC · 12 seasons | #26 | ▲19 | 61.3 | 16.1 |
8 | Devin Harris Wisconsin · drafted by WAS · 15 seasons | #5 | ▼3 | 54.9 | 15.5 |
9 | J.R. Smith — · drafted by NOH · 16 seasons | #18 | ▲9 | 46.3 | 14.7 |
10 | Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's · drafted by DEN · 14 seasons | #20 | ▲10 | 48.3 | 11.6 |
11 | Anderson Varejão — · drafted by ORL · 14 seasons | #30 | ▲19 | 46.4 | 8.8 |
12 | Tony Allen Oklahoma State · drafted by BOS · 14 seasons | #25 | ▲13 | 38.7 | 10.4 |
13 | Emeka Okafor UConn · drafted by CHA · 10 seasons | #2 | ▼11 | 45.3 | 6.8 |
14 | Ben Gordon UConn · drafted by CHI · 11 seasons | #3 | ▼11 | 33.3 | 8.7 |
15 | Dorell Wright — · drafted by MIA · 11 seasons | #19 | ▲4 | 25.9 | 9.1 |
| 16 | Delonte West Saint Joseph's · drafted by BOS · 8 seasons | #24 | ▲8 | 24.5 | 8.7 |
| 17 | Josh Childress Stanford · drafted by ATL · 8 seasons | #6 | ▼11 | 25.7 | 7.4 |
18 | Beno Udrih — · drafted by SAS · 13 seasons | #28 | ▲10 | 31.4 | 4.9 |
19 | Andris Biedriņš — · drafted by GSW · 10 seasons | #11 | ▼8 | 30.7 | 4.6 |
20 | Shaun Livingston — · drafted by LAC · 14 seasons | #4 | ▼16 | 29.9 | 4.3 |
| 21 | Chris Duhon Duke · drafted by CHI · 9 seasons | #38 | ▲17 | 25.0 | 3.2 |
22 | Kris Humphries Minnesota · drafted by UTA · 13 seasons | #14 | ▼8 | 30.3 | 1.2 |
| 23 | Sasha Vujačić — · drafted by LAL · 10 seasons | #27 | ▲4 | 16.0 | 2.3 |
| 24 | Kirk Snyder Nevada · drafted by UTA · 4 seasons | #16 | ▼8 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Sebastian Telfair — · drafted by POR · 10 seasons | #13 | ▼12 | 5.0 | -4.2 |
26 | Royal Ivey Texas · drafted by ATL · 10 seasons | #37 | ▲11 | 4.5 | -2.7 |
27 | David Harrison Colorado · drafted by IND · 4 seasons | #29 | ▲2 | 3.2 | -1.7 |
28 | Viktor Khryapa — · drafted by NJN · 4 seasons | #22 | ▼6 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
29 | Bernard Robinson Michigan · drafted by CHA · 3 seasons | #45 | ▲16 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Robert Swift — · drafted by SEA · 4 seasons | #12 | ▼18 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 31 | Pape Sow Cal State Fullerton · drafted by MIA · 3 seasons | #47 | ▲16 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Justin Reed Ole Miss · drafted by BOS · 3 seasons | #40 | ▲8 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 33 | Donta Smith Southeastern Illinois College · drafted by ATL · 2 seasons | #34 | ▲1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| 34 | Luke Jackson Oregon · drafted by CLE · 4 seasons | #10 | ▼24 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 35 | Antonio Burks Memphis · drafted by ORL · 2 seasons | #36 | ▲1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Andre Emmett Texas Tech · drafted by SEA · 2 seasons | #35 | ▼1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 37 | Vassilis Spanoulis — · drafted by DAL · 1 seasons | #50 | ▲13 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| 38 | Pavel Podkolzin — · drafted by UTA · 2 seasons | #21 | ▼17 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| 39 | Ha Seung-Jin — · drafted by POR · 2 seasons | #46 | ▲7 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| 40 | Lionel Chalmers Xavier · drafted by LAC · 1 seasons | #33 | ▼7 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 41 | Sergei Monia — · drafted by POR · 1 seasons | #23 | ▼18 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 42 | Rafael Araújo BYU · drafted by TOR · 3 seasons | #8 | ▼34 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
43 | Matt Freije Vanderbilt · drafted by MIA · 2 seasons | #53 | ▲10 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| 44 | Jackson Vroman Iowa State · drafted by CHI · 2 seasons | #31 | ▼13 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| 45 | Luis Flores Manhattan University · drafted by HOU · 1 seasons | #55 | ▲10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Peter John Ramos — · drafted by WAS · 1 seasons | #32 | ▼14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Albert Miralles — · drafted by TOR · never played in the NBA | #39 | ▼8 | — | — |
| 48 | David Young NC Central · drafted by SEA · never played in the NBA | #41 | ▼7 | — | — |
49 | Viktor Sanikidze — · drafted by ATL · never played in the NBA | #42 | ▼7 | — | — |
50 | Tim Pickett Florida State · drafted by NOH · never played in the NBA | #44 | ▼6 | — | — |
| 51 | Ricky Minard Morehead State University · drafted by SAC · never played in the NBA | #48 | ▼3 | — | — |
| 52 | Sergei Lishouk — · drafted by MEM · never played in the NBA | #49 | ▼3 | — | — |
| 53 | Christian Drejer Florida · drafted by NJN · never played in the NBA | #51 | ▼2 | — | — |
54 | Romain Sato Xavier · drafted by SAS · never played in the NBA | #52 | ▼2 | — | — |
55 | Rickey Paulding Missouri · drafted by DET · never played in the NBA | #54 | ▼1 | — | — |
| 56 | Marcus Douthit Providence · drafted by LAL · never played in the NBA | #56 | – | — | — |
| 57 | Sergei Karaulov — · drafted by SAS · never played in the NBA | #57 | – | — | — |
58 | Blake Stepp Gonzaga · drafted by MIN · never played in the NBA | #58 | – | — | — |
| 59 | Rashad Wright Georgia · drafted by IND · never played in the NBA | #59 | – | — | — |
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Ranking: value = 50% × (career Win Shares ÷ best WS in the class) + 50% × (career VORP ÷ best VORP in the class), negatives counted as zero; ties broken by Win Shares, then games. Picks who never played an NBA game score 0. Data: Basketball-Reference draft pages, pulled October 2026. Team at slot is the team that made the pick.