This trade was likely largely influenced by Atlanta wanting to dump Dwight
Howard and the remaining two years of his three-year, $70.5 million deal.
Belinelli will likely come off the bench at shooting guard and small forward
behind Kent Bazemore, Tim Hardaway, and Taurean Prince while in Atlanta.
Belinelli scored 10.5 points per game while averaging 24.0 minutes per contest,
but he could see a dip in minutes and stats due to the Hawks’ logjam at his
position.