AUSTRALIAN centre, Isaac Humphries, has signed with the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced on Tuesday (AEDT).

Terms of the deal weren’t released, but sources told foxsports.com.au that the contract is non-guaranteed.

Given the Hawks’ current roster situation, and the nature of the deal, the expectation is that Humphries ends up playing for the Hawks’ NBA G-League affiliate, the Erie Bay Hawks.

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Humphries is coming off a Rookie of the Year campaign for the Sydney Kings, in the NBL, playing 26 games — including six starts — over the course of the 2017-18 regular season.

He averaged 6.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game, shooting 58.3 per cent from the field; the 7-footer season highlighted by a 17-point, 10-rebound effort against the Adelaide 36ers, at the end of 2017.

After playing 12 games with FMP, averaging 4.5 points and 2.2 rebounds, in 9.0 minutes a game, Humphries began to get back into NBA circles. A mini-camp with the Dallas Mavericks was hindered by a very minor injury, while the 20-year-old worked out with the Sacramento Kings at the end of September.

Humphries, who went undrafted in 2017, played his college basketball with the University of Kentucky, averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in his sophomore, while shooting 51.1 percent from the field.

The centre’s time as a Wildcat was highlighted by what would be his final collegiate game: a 12-point effort against North Carolina that nearly lifted his team into the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Humphries, a native of Sydney, was first thrust into the international spotlight during the 2014 FIBA under-17 World Championships, where he averaged 18.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game, while shooting 57.6 percent from the field and 82.9 percent from the free throw line. Humphries has represented Australia as a key member of numerous junior national teams, and is widely considered to be a future Boomer.

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Olgun Uluc covers basketball for Fox Sports Australia. Twitter: @OlgunUluc