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Atlanta Hawks: Is Thabo Sefolosha A Good Fit?

By Adam McGee

Jan 25, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (25) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Thunder defeated the Sixers 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (25) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Thunder defeated the Sixers 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Three-Point Shooting

May 19, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (25) shoots the ball over San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) in game one of the Western Conference Finals in the 2014 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (25) shoots the ball over San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) in game one of the Western Conference Finals in the 2014 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

Sefolosha isn’t the greatest of 3-point shooters, but during his time in Oklahoma City he improved dramatically, and now offers a threat that can’t be ignored. If the opposition leave Sefolosha open he’ll hurt them, and he adds yet another long-range concern for opposing defenses when they face the Hawks next season.

Last year, Sefolosha may only have made 31.6 percent of his 3-point attempts, but there’s a legitimate case to overlook that as an anomaly. For the 2012-13 season, Sefolosha averaged 41.9 percent on 3.2 long shots per game, while the season before that Sefolosha shot an even greater 43.7 percent.

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer loves shooters, and if he and the rest of his staff can get Sefolosha firing, the Hawks will be near impossible to stop from deep.

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