Atlanta Hawks Sign Luke Babbitt

ATLANTA -– The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club has signed Luke Babbitt, it was announced today by General Manager and Head of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk.

“Luke is a proven veteran and adds another experienced player to our locker room,” Schlenk said. “He is one of the premier long-range shooting big men in the league, has played a variety of roles over his career and will contribute to our team.”

Babbitt played in a career-high 68 games last season (career-best 55 starts) with the Miami Heat, and averaged 4.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.7 minutes (.414 3FG%, tied for ninth in the NBA, while hitting a career-high 87 3FGs). He started 36 of the final 41 games for Miami in 2016-17, and…