Atlanta Hawks shooter Marco Belinelli has been waived by the team, per Adrian Wojnarowski. He will become an unrestricted free agent after he clears waivers, free to sign with whatever team that sparks his fancy.

For most players on the buyout market, their main priority is to find a playoff team to join in order to compete for a legitimate chance to win a championship. That has become quite a common practice, and therefor dictates what players teams target and vice versa.

But not Belinelli. He is not prioritizing a playoff run. What he cares about is contributing to a basketball team and getting regular minutes, per Davide Chinellato of La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Belinelli's desire makes sense for a player in his position, but it's unclear how realistic it is. He is a role player, and can play in important role for virtually any team because he is a very good shooter and has been in the NBA for quite some time.

But Belinelli is also 31 years old, and is only known for this shooting and not much else. In today's NBA, teams are increasingly looking for players who can impact the game in multiple ways other than just scoring or just defense.

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Belinelli does not fit the description. From the sound of it, Belinelli wants a sixth man role or at least to be part of a tight rotation.

Odds are that won't come with a playoff team. So the only other choice is a bottom-feeding team that needs veteran leadership and does not have many good players on its roster. That situation sounds exactly the one he's leaving in Atlanta.

It's unclear what the market is for Belinelli once he clears waivers. But it feels unlikely that he will get what he wants.