Mathews is a shooter, in the most typical way you would think when describing a shooter. I'm not sure there's anyone whose game more resembles that of J.J. Redick. Mathews hasn't been able to be as productive as Redick was in his career, but from a pure appearance/stylistic perspective, they have a lot of similarities. While Mathews is a great spot-up threat, he is also a real threat coming off screens or handoffs, and isn't afraid to let him fire with a tight window of airspace.  His 37% career 3-point percentage isn't elite, but some of that is due to the difficulty of shots he takes, as noted above. Per Synergy, Mathews shot 1.23 points per possession out of spot-ups in '21-'22, which was in the 93rd percentile, but was a little worse in '22-'23. So he hits spot-ups at a high rate, and his willingness to fire off screens and handoffs gives him gravity in those situations, similar to guys like Redick and Kyle Korver in the past. He also draws a lot of fouls on 3-pointers because he naturally jumps forward.  Mathews doesn't do much else other than shoot. He doesn't make plays for others, as his assist to usage ratio, which measures how often a player gets an assist given how much they had the ball, was in the bottom 15th percentile for his position each of the past five seasons, according to Cleaning the Glass. He simply doesn't have the ability to create off-the-dribble. He also doesn't defend at a high rate, as he's not the most laterally quick player and is undersized for a wing. Mathews can provide real value as a shooter, especially during the regular season, but guys who can't do anything else often struggle to become real rotation-caliber players on a good team. Playoff teams often need shooting to complement their stars, but they also need guys who can play both ways when the games matter most, and I'm not sure Mathews can do that. Mathews will be 28 years old as a free agent in 202, so he's not a young prospect either. In '23-'24, Mathews only received minutes when other Hawks wings were injured, but he hit 46% from three when he did play.