Atlanta Hawks: Biggest strengths and weaknesses for 2017-18

Weakness No. 2: Perimeter Shooting

The 3-point shot, extremely vital for the Atlanta Hawks during their 60-win campaign just two years ago, slipped as a weapon last year.

The Hawks connected 818 times from beyond the arc, fifth-most in the NBA, during the 2014-15 season. Just two years later, the number of 3-point conversions dropped to 729, the 20th-most in the league.

The accuracy slipped even more, going from 38 percent, second-best in the league in 2014-15 down to 34.1 percent — a figure better than only seven other teams in the NBA.

Without Tim Hardaway Jr., the team leader in 3-point field goal attempts and makes from a season ago, the Hawks may have trouble spacing the floor.

The team tried to address those concerns in the offseason. Atlanta is hoping the additions of Marco Bellinelli and Luke Babbitt will significantly improve the spacing on the court.

Bellinelli knocked down 102 shots from 3-point range last seaosn, the fourth time in his career he has made 100 or more, while Babbitt has made 40.6 percent of his long range shots throughout his career, the 12th-best percentage among active players.

The 3-point shot has been an important weapon for the Atlanta Hawks and the team will look to establish a presence from beyond the arc early in the year.