Dwight Howard wants to add three-point shooting to his offensive moves

Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard says he's been practicing 3-pointers and plans to add it to his game in the near future.

Atlanta Hawks‘ center Dwight Howard is best-known for his post moves and defensive acumen and is infamous for his free-throw shooting woes.

But recently, the 6-foot-11 big man revealed what he has been working on in practices that he wants to add to his offensive arsenal.

It may come as a surprise to many but Howard has been wanting to shoot three-pointers during games. He made it clear that he might just attempt some during the early days of the season, but he also stayed realistic that if ever he tries some, it won't be a lot as his team needs him to rebound more and stay in the paint.

“Actually it's something that we all work on every day in practice. You know what, it's going to happen. It's the beginning of the season. Right now, have to make sure that I do a really good job of trying to get every offensive rebound that I can, get every defensive rebound and just be competitive on the defensive end. And the offensive stuff will come. I do want to shoot some 3s, I think that it would just expand everything for myself and for this team. But right now this team needs me to dominate the paint.”

It's hard to determine if the eight-time All-Star was being serious or not. If he does shoot threes, it will be difficult to imagine him being successful with it as he is already struggling throughout his career even from the 15-foot line, Yet if he does add it to his bag of tricks, he'll be a nightmare matchup especially for big men as they have to defend him even away from the basket.

Howard has been playing solid this season with averages of 15.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.9 assists in only 28.7 minutes per game. It is also worth noting that he has yet to attempt a three-point shot so far this year.