Who Won the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year?

The 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year was Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls.

LeBron James

In 2004, LeBron James was the first overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He went on to have one of the best rookie seasons in NBA history, averaging 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and he helped lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs.

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron James was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. He became the Cavaliers’ starting small forward and helped lead them to the NBA Playoffs, where they lost to the Detroit Pistons in four games. For his efforts, LeBron was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year.

Averaged 20.9 points per game

LeBron James was the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He immediately made an impact in the league, averaging 20.9 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and 5.9 assists per game en route to being named the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year. James continued to improve in his second season, averaging 27.2 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game, and 7.2 assists per game. He was also named to his first All-Star game in 2005.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was the 3rd overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James and Darko Milicic. Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in New York City. He played one year of college basketball at Syracuse University before declaring for the NBA draft. Anthony won the Rookie of the Year award in 2004 after averaging 20.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.

Drafted by the Denver Nuggets

Anthony was drafted by the Nuggets with the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best players in Denver Nuggets’ franchise history. In his rookie season, he averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, and was unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He was also named the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Averaged 21.0 points per game

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been nicknamed “Melo” and “CARM3LO”. He was one of the top scorers in his high school class and was recruited by colleges across the country. As a freshman at Syracuse University, he led his team to a NCAA Division I championship and was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player. Anthony then declared for the 2003 NBA draft after one season of college and was selected by the Denver Nuggets as the third overall pick. In his first three seasons with the Nuggets, Anthony averaged over 20 points per game. After request to be traded from Denver, he was dealt to the New York Knicks in February 2011. In 2012–13, Anthony won his first scoring title with a career-high 28.7 points per game, leading the league in scoring for a second straight year while also setting personal bests in field goal percentage (45.2%), three-point shooting (40%), and free throw shooting (83.7%).

During his tenure with New York, Anthony has been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, six All-NBA teams, and three All-Defensive teams. While playing for Team USA at various international competitions, he has won gold medals in both the Olympics and FIBA World Cup / Basketball World Cup.[6][7] Anthony originally played college basketball for Syracuse University before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft where he was drafted as the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets.

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was born on January 17, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and was drafted fifth overall by the Miami Heat in the 2003 NBA draft. As a rookie, Wade was named to the All-Rookie team and the All-Star team. He helped lead the Heat to their first NBA championship in 2006.

Drafted by the Miami Heat

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (/dweɪn/ dwayn; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette University Eagles, where he was named Conference USA Player of the Year and a second-team All-American his senior year. Drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by Miami, Wade quickly became one of the league’s best players. He was named to the All-Rookie team and again to the All-Star team the following year. In 2006, he led Miami to their first ever NBA Championship; he was unanimously named Finals MVP as he helped leadMiami to a 4–2 series win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Wade would go on to make nine more All-Star appearances and win two more championships, with both coming alongside LeBron James and Chris Bosh as part of Miami’s “Big Three” era. Among active players, Wade ranks fourth in all-time points scored (21,241), tenth in all-time assists (5,310), seventh in steals (1,583), and fifth in blocks (986). He has scored over 20,000 points eleven different times in his career including 10 seasons where he scored over 21,000 points and has only missed two games out of 1,054 games played throughout his 16 years playing in the NBA. Wade is one of only 34 players in NBA history with multiple titles while also accumulating at least 10 All-Star selections along with being one of only 28 players who have achieved a 50–40–90 season; he did so in 2008 by shooting 50 percent from field goal range, 40 percent from three point range and 90 percent from foul line range. On January 17th 2021 Dwayne Wade had a street near Chicago United Center named after him “Dwyane Wade Drive”.

In addition to all these accomplishments wade is also a 3 time Olympian and won bronze with team USA at the 2004 Summer Olympics held In Athens Greece.

Averaged 16.2 points per game

In his first season, Wade averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the All-Rookie team. He helped lead the Heat to a 41-41 record and the Southeast Division championship, their first division title since 1997–98. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the New Orleans Hornets in five games before losing to the Indiana Pacers in six games in the second round.