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New Hawk Neal, Rookie Delaney Have High School Ties

The Hawks signed veteran guard Gary Neal to a 10-day contract Wednesday because they needed depth, and because he has a skill NBA teams always covet.

"He's obviously a very good shooter," Head Coach Mike Budenholzer said. "We feel like shooting is an area where we could improve or can always use more. We're going to push him to be that third point guard, if needed, if anything were to happen at that spot."

As for the Hawks’ second point guard, the 32-year-old Neal said that he has known him for "15 or 16 years.