| Rankings from: July 2004 | * - denotes 5th or prep school player | ||||||||||||||||
| RSCI | Chg | Avg | Dev | 5yr | PS | HS | RC | VC | DT | Total | Ht | Pos | City | College | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0.0 | Dwight Howard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 | 6-10 | PF-C | Atlanta, GA | NBA | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 0.4 | Shaun Livingston | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 494 | 6-6 | PG | Peoria, IL | NBA | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | Al Jefferson | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 485 | 6-9 | C | Prentiss, MS | NBA | |||
| 4 | -1 | 5 | 2.1 | Josh Smith | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 482 | 6-8 | WF-PF | Powder Springs, GA | NBA | |||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 2.7 | Rudy Gay | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 474 | 6-8 | PF | Capitol Heights, MD | Connecticut | |||
| 6 | -1 | 7 | 1.5 | Sebastian Telfair | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 471 | 6-0 | PG | Brooklyn, NY | NBA | |||
| 7 | -2 | 7 | 2.4 | Marvin Williams | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 470 | 6-9 | PF-WF | Bemerton, WA | North Carolina | |||
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 2.9 | Robert Swift | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 456 | 7-1 | C | Bakersfield, CA | NBA | |||
| 9 | 11 | 2.5 | Malik Hairston | 13 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 451 | 6-6 | WG-WF | Detroit, MI | Oregon | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 12 | 3.5 | Randolph Morris | 12 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 444 | 6-11 | C | Fairburn, GA | Kentucky | |||
| 11 | -3 | 13 | 3.6 | Glen Davis | 17 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 439 | 6-8 | PF | Baton Rouge, LA | LSU | |||
| 12 | -1 | 14 | 7.4 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 437 | 6-11 | C | Dallas, TX | Texas | |||
| 13 | -4 | 16 | 2.2 | D. J. White | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 424 | 6-8 | PF | Tuscaloosa, AL | Indiana | |||
| 14 | 17 | 6.1 | Joe Crawford | 25 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 422 | 6-4 | WG | Detroit, MI | Kentucky | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 19 | 4.6 | Darius Washington | 16 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 408 | 5-11 | PG | Edgewater, FL | Memphis | |||
| 16 | 5 | 20 | 7.2 | Juan Diego Palacios | 19 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 406 | 6-8 | PF | Centereach, NY | Louisville | |||
| 17 | 3 | 20 | 2.1 | Jawann McClellan | 23 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 405 | 6-5 | WG | Houston, TX | Arizona | |||
| 18 | -1 | 21 | 7.3 | DeMarcus Nelson | 11 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 401 | 6-3 | WG | Vallejo, CA | Duke | |||
| 19 | -3 | 21 | 5.9 | Daniel Gibson | 21 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 400 | 6-3 | WG | Houston, TX | Texas | |||
| 20 | -1 | 21 | 3.8 | Jordan Farmar | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 398 | 6-2 | PG | Woodland Hills, CA | UCLA | |||
| 21 | 27 | 22 | 6.7 | Rajon Rondo | 24 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 394 | 6-1 | WG-PG | Louisville, KY | Kentucky | |||
| 22 | -7 | 22 | 5.1 | Mike Williams | 28 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 393 | 6-8 | PF | Camden, AL | Texas | |||
| 23 | 2 | NA | NA | J. R. Smith | * | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 369 | 6-6 | WF | Newark, NJ | NBA | |||
| 24 | 30 | 9.1 | A. J. Price | 32 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 357 | 5-11 | PG | Amityville, NY | Connecticut | ||||
| 25 | -2 | 30 | 6.7 | Corey Brewer | 33 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 356 | 6-7 | WF | Portland, TN | Florida | |||
| 26 | -4 | 31 | 11.4 | Arron Afflalo | 46 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 41 | 348 | 6-4 | WG | Compton, CA | UCLA | |||
| 27 | -1 | 34 | 5.1 | Jason Rich | 38 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 39 | 335 | 6-4 | WG | Orlando, FL | Florida State | |||
| 28 | 1 | 36 | 10.4 | Marquise Gray | 34 | 50 | 21 | 38 | 38 | 324 | 6-7 | PF | Flint, MI | Michigan State | |||
| 29 | -1 | 36 | 7.7 | Kyle Lowry | 47 | 30 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 323 | 5-11 | PG | Philadelphia, PA | Villanova | |||
| 30 | 1 | 37 | 9.4 | Robert Vaden | 29 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 47 | 320 | 6-5 | WF | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana | |||
| 31 | -2 | 37 | 9.6 | Russell Robinson | 51 | 43 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 318 | 6-2 | WG | New York, NY | Kansas | |||
| 32 | 1 | 38 | 14.6 | Roy Bright | 18 | 36 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 317 | 6-6 | WF | Durham, NC | Cincinnati | |||
| 33 | 19 | 39 | 14.5 | Gabriel Pruitt | 59 | 22 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 310 | 6-3 | PG | Compton, CA | Southern Cal | |||
| 34 | 40 | 18.3 | Cedric Simmons | 30 | 39 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 306 | 6-9 | PF | Shallotte, NC | NC State | ||||
| 34 | -7 | NA | NA | Shawne Williams | 26 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 306 | 6-8 | PF | Memphis, TN | Memphis | ||||
| 36 | 46 | 13.4 | Josh Wright | 64 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 277 | 6-0 | PG | Utica, NY | Syracuse | ||||
| 37 | 4 | 46 | 14.5 | Greg Stiemsma | 42 | 41 | 45 | 70 | 31 | 276 | 6-11 | C | Randolph, WI | Wisconsin | |||
| 38 | 2 | 46 | 19.3 | Ronald Steele | 69 | 61 | 24 | 30 | 48 | 273 | 6-2 | PG | Brimingham, AL | Alabama | |||
| 39 | -2 | 48 | 17.8 | Bryce Taylor | 31 | 38 | 50 | 42 | 77 | 267 | 6-4 | WG | North Hollywood, CA | Oregon | |||
| 40 | 21 | NA | NA | Dorell Wright | * | 14 | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-7 | WF | South Kent, CT | NBA | ||||
| 40 | 2 | NA | NA | Isaiah Swann | * | 36 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 265 | 6-2 | WG | Chatham, VA | Florida State | |||
| 40 | -8 | 48 | 11.9 | Brian Johnson | 52 | 35 | 41 | 66 | 46 | 265 | 6-10 | PF | Arlington, VA | Louisville | |||
| 43 | -8 | 49 | 20.8 | Alexander Kaun | 44 | 58 | 34 | 80 | 28 | 261 | 6-11 | C | Melbourne, FL | Kansas | |||
| 44 | -1 | 49 | 11.5 | Steven Hill | 67 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 259 | 6-11 | C | Branson, MO | Arkansas | |||
| 45 | 1 | 51 | 8.2 | Jason Horton | 53 | 37 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 252 | 6-0 | PG | Cedar Hill, TX | Missouri | |||
| 46 | 10 | NA | NA | Sean Singletary | * | 35 | 56 | 27 | 35 | 251 | 5-11 | PG | Philadelphia, PA | Virginia | |||
| 47 | -2 | 51 | 11.9 | Alfred Horford | 68 | 48 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 250 | 6-9 | C | Grand Ledge, MI | Florida | |||
| 47 | 6 | 51 | 10.0 | Marshall Brown | 48 | 44 | 42 | 67 | 54 | 250 | 6-6 | WF | Austin, TX | Missouri | |||
| 49 | -11 | 53 | 9.5 | James Gist | 41 | 65 | 53 | 48 | 60 | 238 | 6-8 | PF | Wheaton, MD | Maryland | |||
| 49 | -6 | 53 | 11.8 | Dion Dowell | 72 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 238 | 6-7 | WF | Texas City, TX | Texas | |||
| 51 | 4 | 55 | 21.3 | Justin Cerasoli | 20 | 52 | 76 | 59 | 66 | 232 | 6-5 | PG | Aurora, IL | Seaton Hall | |||
| 51 | -4 | 55 | 14.5 | Ra'Sean Dickey | 37 | 55 | 55 | 77 | 49 | 232 | 6-9 | C | Bennettsville, SC | Georgia Tech | |||
| 53 | -15 | 56 | 26.3 | JamesOn Curry | 27 | 60 | 72 | 31 | 88 | 227 | 6-2 | WG-PG | Mebane, NC | Oklahoma State | |||
| 54 | -5 | 56 | 19.0 | Drew Neitzel | 81 | 42 | 68 | 56 | 34 | 224 | 5-11 | PG | Wyoming, MI | Michigan State | |||
| 55 | 1 | 60 | 32.7 | Quentin Thomas | 40 | 94 | 96 | 28 | 40 | 207 | 6-4 | PG | Oakland, CA | North Carolina | |||
| 56 | 16 | NA | NA | Churchill Odia | 45 | 27 | 62 | 65 | 205 | 6-6 | WF | Rockville, MD | Xavier | ||||
| 57 | 5 | NA | NA | Josh Shipp | 56 | 46 | 43 | 58 | 201 | 6-5 | WG | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA | ||||
| 58 | -8 | 62 | 8.5 | Charles Rhodes | 60 | 59 | 52 | 64 | 75 | 195 | 6-8 | PF | Jackson, MS | Mississippi State | |||
| 59 | -8 | 62 | 15.8 | Charles Thomas | 83 | 67 | 49 | 68 | 44 | 194 | 6-7 | PF | Jackson, MS | Arkansas | |||
| 60 | 25 | NA | NA | Andrew Brackman | 43 | 93 | 33 | 42 | 193 | 6-8 | PF | Cincinnati, OH | NC State | ||||
| 61 | 2 | 63 | 9.9 | Marquie Cooke | 49 | 69 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 191 | 6-3 | WG | Suffolk, VA | Virginia Tech | |||
| 62 | -4 | 64 | 13.8 | Shane Foster | 58 | 49 | 82 | 74 | 55 | 187 | 6-6 | WF | Kenner, LA | Vanderbilt | |||
| 63 | -3 | 65 | 9.9 | Kalen Grimes | 61 | 57 | 63 | 82 | 61 | 181 | 6-8 | PF | Florissant, MO | Missouri | |||
| 64 | 7 | NA | NA | Andre Blatche | 2 | 20 | 180 | 6-10 | C | Syracuse, NY | prep school | ||||||
| 65 | -11 | NA | NA | Dayshawn Wright | 33 | 51 | 51 | 92 | 177 | 6-7 | PF | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | ||||
| 66 | -7 | 66 | 2.6 | Mohammed Tangara | 65 | 68 | 64 | 69 | 63 | 176 | 6-9 | PF | Durham, NC | Arizona | |||
| 67 | 8 | 66 | 18.8 | Alex Galindo | 79 | 51 | 65 | 90 | 45 | 175 | 6-6 | WF | Newark, NJ | Kansas | |||
| 68 | 1 | 69 | 17.7 | Darnell Jackson | 86 | 89 | 54 | 52 | 62 | 162 | 6-9 | PF | Oklahoma City, OK | Kansas | |||
| 69 | -4 | 69 | 8.1 | Chester Giles | 70 | 77 | 62 | 76 | 59 | 161 | 6-11 | C | Seattle, WA | Kansas | |||
| 70 | -7 | 70 | 6.8 | Jamar Butler | 66 | 81 | 69 | 63 | 69 | 157 | 6-2 | PG | Lima, OH | Ohio State | |||
| 71 | -4 | 71 | 15.8 | David McClure | 54 | 88 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 148 | 6-5 | WF | Stamford, CT | Duke | |||
| 72 | -6 | NA | NA | Joakim Noah | * | 39 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 147 | 6-8 | PF | New York, NY | Florida | |||
| 73 | 14 | NA | NA | Lee Cummard | 74 | 29 | 64 | 136 | 6-6 | WG | Mesa, AZ | BYU | |||||
| 74 | 5 | NA | NA | Josh Heytvelt | 90 | 80 | 49 | 50 | 135 | 6-8 | PF | Clarkston, WV | Gonzaga | ||||
| 74 | 2 | 74 | 25.3 | Jeremis Smith | 92 | 91 | 39 | 55 | 93 | 135 | 6-7 | WF | Fort Worth, TX | Georgia Tech | |||
| 76 | -4 | 77 | 16.4 | A. J. Ratliff | 55 | 100 | 77 | 83 | 72 | 118 | 6-2 | WG | North Indianapolis, IN | Indiana | |||
| 77 | 2 | 78 | 13.1 | Shawn Pruitt | 93 | 74 | 78 | 85 | 58 | 117 | 6-7 | PF | Aurora, IL | Illinois | |||
| 78 | -4 | NA | NA | Gavin Grant | 77 | 63 | 87 | 70 | 107 | 6-6 | WG-WF | Bronx, NY | NC State | ||||
| 79 | -11 | NA | NA | Albert Weber | 79 | 47 | 71 | 106 | 6-5 | WG | Durham, NC | Alabama | |||||
| 80 | -3 | 80 | 13.7 | Lorenzo Mata | 94 | 92 | 73 | 61 | 80 | 105 | 6-9 | PF | South Gate, CA | UCLA | |||
| 81 | NA | NA | Keith Benjamin | 54 | 50 | 98 | 6-3 | WG | Mt. Vernon, NY | Pittsburgh | |||||||
| 82 | 9 | NA | NA | DeSean White | 76 | 56 | 79 | 96 | 97 | 6-7 | PF | Philadelphia, PA | Providence | ||||
| 83 | -14 | NA | NA | Ronald Coleman | 73 | 87 | 95 | 57 | 92 | 6-6 | WF | Romulus, MI | Michigan | ||||
| 84 | 4 | NA | NA | Walter Sharpe | 73 | 44 | 95 | 91 | 6-9 | C | Birmingham, AL | Mississippi State | |||||
| 85 | new | NA | NA | Zam Frederick | 57 | 78 | 95 | 90 | 84 | 6-2 | PG-WG | St. Matthews, SC | Georgia Tech | ||||
| 86 | -1 | NA | NA | Devon Hardin | 71 | 64 | 89 | 97 | 83 | 6-9 | C | Newark, CA | California | ||||
| 87 | -6 | NA | NA | Maarty Leunen | 93 | 60 | 79 | 91 | 81 | 6-9 | PF | Redmond, OR | Oregon | ||||
| 88 | NA | NA | David Pendergraft | 47 | 89 | 94 | 73 | 6-6 | WF | Brewster, WV | Gonzaga | ||||||
| 89 | 6 | NA | NA | Nick Young | * | 99 | 36 | 67 | 6-5 | WF | Cleveland, CA | Southern Cal | |||||
| 89 | 7 | NA | NA | Lorenzo Wade | * | 63 | 87 | 86 | 67 | 6-5 | WF-WG | Las Vegas, NV | Louisville | ||||
| 91 | new | NA | NA | Anthony Morrow | 95 | 94 | 60 | 89 | 66 | 6-6 | WG | Charlotte, NC | Georgia Tech | ||||
| 91 | -1 | NA | NA | DeAaron Williams | 45 | 91 | 66 | 6-5 | WF | Bartonville, IL | Wisconsin | ||||||
| 93 | -9 | NA | NA | James Hardy | 83 | 80 | 100 | 78 | 63 | 6-5 | WF | Ft. Wayne, IN | Indiana | ||||
| 94 | new | NA | NA | Rahshon Clark | * | 67 | 73 | 62 | 6-7 | WF | Far Rockaway, NY | Iowa State | |||||
| 95 | -2 | NA | NA | Brian Laing | 80 | 66 | 56 | 6-5 | WG | Bronx, NY | Seaton Hall | ||||||
| 96 | new | NA | NA | Sam Perry | 62 | 86 | 54 | 6-6 | PF-WF | Piedmont, SC | Clemson | ||||||
| 97 | new | NA | NA | Longar Longar | * | 78 | 71 | 53 | 6-10 | C-PF | Laurinburg, NC | Oklahoma | |||||
| 97 | -1 | NA | NA | Robert Kurz | * | 85 | 84 | 81 | 53 | 6-8 | WF | Lower Gwynedd, PA | Notre Dame | ||||
| 99 | new | NA | NA | Alex Thompson | 62 | 88 | 52 | 6-9 | PF | Ames, IA | Iowa | ||||||
| 100 | new | NA | NA | Channing Toney | 85 | 84 | 83 | 51 | 6-4 | WG | Snellville, GA | Georgia | |||||
| 100 | new | NA | NA | Toney Douglas | 66 | 85 | 51 | 6-2 | PG | Jonesboro, GA | Auburn | ||||||
| 100 | -7 | NA | NA | Jackie Butler | * | 50 | 51 | 6-10 | C | Laurinburg, NC | NBA | ||||||