It looks like Gary Neal‘s tenure with the Atlanta Hawks will be short-lived. Neal’s contract is up and the organization is planning to go in another direction, rather than offering him another 10-day contract.
According to Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hawks plan to sign former Hawk Lamar Patterson to a 10-day contract. Atlanta’s interest in Patterson was first reported by ESPN’s Marc Stein.
Hawks plan is to sign Lamar Patterson to a 10-day contract. Gary Neal's 10-day deal is up.
— Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) January 28, 2017
Patterson played 35 games for the Hawks during the 2015-16 season.