When Kris Humphries agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract on July 11, it was a bit of a surprise. After all, the Atlanta Hawks already had Dwight Howard, Mike Muscala and Tiago Splitter on the roster and, even after a 21-game sample that the Hawks seemingly valued the previous season, the consensus certainly was not that Humphries was likely to return.
From there, though, Humphries’ role became more visible as Splitter failed to regain full health and, at times throughout the season, the 32-year-old big man was a member of Atlanta’s rotation.