G Gary Neal was signed to a 10-day contract. He will serve as the third point guard. "I have a great comfort level with Gary, his ability to make shots and be a weapon off the bench in big games," said Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, a Spurs assistant when Neal played in San Antonio. Atlanta made room for Neal by dealing PG Mo Williams and cash considerations to the Nuggets for the rights to European F Cenk Akyol.

G Gary Neal was waived by the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Neal, who was signed as a free agent on July 9, appeared in 40 games for Washington this season and averaged 9.8 points. He missed 23 games due to injury, including the last 14.

The Washington Wizards signed guard Marcus Thornton and waived guard Gary Neal, the team announced Wednesday.The Wizards did not announce details of Thornton's deal.Last month, Thornton was waived by the Houston Rockets four days after a trade that sent him to the Detroit Pistons was rescinded.Thornton averaged 10 points in 47 games this season for Houston."Marcus brings experience and shooting to our backcourt and helps us fill a void caused by Gary's injury with another veteran player," said team president Ernie Grunfeld in a statement. "His skill set will allow him to fit right in to our system and give our offense another option."Neal, who was signed as a free agent on July 9, appeared in 40 games for Washington this season and averaged 9.8 points. He missed 23 games due to injury, including the last 14.

G Gary Neal did not play Tuesday at Portland due to a thigh injury.

G Gary Neal did not travel with the team and remains out with a thigh injury.

G Gary Neal (sore right leg) sat out Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He has missed eight straight games.

G Gary Neal missed his seventh straight game on Friday night with a sore right leg.

G Gary Neal (right leg) was ruled out before the game.

G Gary Neal did not participate in the team's shootaround Thursday, and he remained sidelined with a sore right leg.

G Gary Neal (sore right leg) sat out and missed his ninth game of the season.

G Gary Neal scored 14 points off the bench for the Wizards, who have lost two in a row.

G Gary Neal (quad) played Wednesday night for the first time since Dec. 23.

G Gary Neal missed his second consecutive game on Saturday with a sore lower back.

G Gary Neal (sore lower back) was a last-minute scratch Monday.

G Gary Neal led the Wizards with a season-high 24 points off the bench in a loss at Memphis on Monday.

G Gary Neal (groin) contributed 21 points off the bench.Neal, who signed with the Wizards in July, fell just two points off his season high."Gary was big off the bench," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. "He was probably the most consistent guy we had throughout the game."

G Gary Neal (groin), F Kris Humphries (ankle) and F Drew Gooden (calf) were in uniform Monday but were hobbled.

G Gary Neal scored 13 points of his 18 points in the second quarter.

G Gary Neal was a late scratch on Saturday because of a strained left groin.

Neal pitched in 11 points (5-9 FG, 1-2 FT), a rebound, and a steal over 19 minutes in Friday's 115-104 loss to the Knicks.

While Neal outpaced teammate Ramon Sessions in minutes in Tuesday's exhibition opener, it was Sessions who had slightly more time on the court Friday. The pair of veteran point guards are in a battle to serve as the primary backup to John Wall, and both have acquitted themselves well over the first pair of exhibitions. Neal was efficient Friday, scoring in double digits for the second consecutive game, and boosting his shooting percentage up to 55 percent after a 39 percent figure in the opener. The veteran comes into the current campaign looking to improve on a career-low 29 percent success rate from three-point range in 2014-15, typically one of the strongest assets he brings to the court. The battle between Neal and Sessions figures to unfold over the balance of the preseason, with Garrett Temple and Ish Smith potentially making their presences felt along the way as well.