Sacramento Kings: Biggest strengths and weaknesses for 2017-18

Strength No. 2: Firing away from deep

After the All-Star break last year, the Kings stood as the best 3-point shooting team in the league as they shot 41.3 percent from beyond the arc.

Even through all the personnel changes they made over the summer, that’s a mark that the Kings are capable of matching or possibly even surpassing once this season finally gets underway.

The Kings added proven long range shooters throughout free agency with George Hill, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Vince Carter. While there will be an adjustment period to the NBA 3-point line in their respective rookie seasons, both Justin Jackson and Frank Mason III are equally capable of hitting the long ball at a reasonable rate, as they each showed during their time at college.

Add in the likes of Buddy Hield, Garrett Temple and Skal Labissiere, who’s developing his 3-point shot, and the Kings will be a threat from the perimeter night in and night out over the course of the regular season.

Now whether they look to generate more looks from downtown this year may be a different story as they ranked 29th in 3-point attempts per game throughout the second half of the year. No matter the case, teams will have to respect their ability to hit at an effective clip or else they will certainly get burned by it if they don’t.