Gary Neil, the treasure that Popovich found in the free market

Everyone should still remember Gary Neil, the treasure that Popo Zhugevic found in the free market back then.

Gary Neal, Gary Neal, 6-foot-4 (193cm), plays as a shooting guard (SG). He was born in Baltimore, the largest city in Maryland, USA in November 1984. He was produced by Towson University (formerly attended La Salle University, but was expelled for being accused of rape. He was later acquitted and transferred to Towson University). He was defeated in the 2007 NBA Draft and then went abroad to play, playing in Turkey (2007-2008), Spain (2008), and Italy (2008-2010) leagues. In the offseason in 2010, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent and entered the NBA.

for seven seasons of NBA career, Gary Neal played for the Spurs (2011-2013), the Bucks (2013-2014.2), the Bobcats (renamed Hornets during their team) (2014.2-2015.2), the Timberwolves (2015), the Wizards (2015-2016.3), and the Hawks (2017.1, 10-day short contract) 6 teams played a total of 352 games in the regular season, including 31 starters, averaging 21.3 minutes per game, scoring 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.03 blocks, and played 45 games in the playoffs, but failed to get the starter. Average 18.3 minutes per game, scoring 7.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.1 steals, 0.04 blocks.

As a role player, Gary Neal has strong scoring ability, good at finding shooting opportunities through running and off-ball movements. He has strong long-range shooting ability and is an excellent three-point shooter. He can appear in a suitable position in time to catch the ball and shoot, without taking too much ball rights, and can integrate well into the team's offensive system. However, his athletic ability is relatively mediocre, which to a certain extent limits his breakthrough and defensive ability. It is obvious that there are shortcomings in his defense.

Although his career was displaced and moved many teams, Gary Neal also played some highlights. On December 10, 2012, local time in the United States, in the San Antonio Spurs' overtime victory over the Houston Rockets 134:126 away game, Neal started for 35 minutes, making 11 of 18 shots (including 7 of 10 three-pointers), scoring a single game of NBA career scored 29 points, plus 1 steal.

Local time on June 11, 2013, in the third game of the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat 113:77 at home. Facing the Heat Big Three, Gary Neal played for 25 minutes on the bench, making 9 of 17 shots (including 6 of 10 three-pointers), efficiently scoring the second-highest 24 points (the highest score of Danny Green was Danny Green), plus 4 rebounds and 3 assists, which is also the highest score in Neal's NBA career playoffs. On March 2, 2015, in the game where the Timberwolves lost to the Los Angeles Clippers at 105:110 at home, Neal started for 41 minutes, scoring a maximum of 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in a single game in NBA. 9 rebounds became the 193 cm small man, and he grabbed the most single-game rebound in NBA career. At the end of January 2017, Gary Neal chose to leave the NBA and go to Europe to play after finishing his 10-day contract with the Hawks. He played for the Spanish (2017-2018) and Turkey (2018-2019) leagues. Since then, Gary Neal has bid farewell to his player status. In August 2019, he was invited to join the coaching staff of the Tigers at his alma mater, Towson University. In 2021, Neal began to serve as the head basketball coach of the alma mater Calvert Hall High School team, and also served as the school's social studies teacher.