MELBOURNE United has signed former New Jersey Nets big-man, Josh Boone, sources told foxsports.com.au.

Boone will join United as a temporary injury replacement, but is expected to be with the team for the remainder of the 2016-17 season, sources said.

After David Andersen and Devin Williams both suffered long-term injuries, United immediately began searching for a player to bolster its frontcourt, with the team choosing to go with the 32-year-old Boone.

Boone’s last playing stint was a short, one-game showing for Pınar Karşıyaka in Turkey.

Before that, he played for two different teams in the VTB United League. To start the 2015-16 season, Boone starred for Kalev — averaging 13.4 points and 11.5 rebounds per game — before joining Khimki, where he posted 11.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

The Maryland-native joins a United team that’s recently added import, Casper Ware, and is currently seventh on the NBL ladder.

Josh Boone of the New Jersey Nets, in 2009. Source: Getty Images

Boone’s basketball career began at the University of Connecticut, where he would win an NCAA Championship in his freshman year.

The 6’10 big-man was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 23rd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; a team he would remain on for four years, averaging 5.2 points and 4.9 rebounds over his NBA career.

After not being re-signed by the Nets, Boone went on to spend time in China, the NBA D-League, the Philippines, and Bahrain, before his stints in Estonia, Russia, and Turkey.

United’s next game is against the Brisbane Bullets, tipping off at 7:30pm (AEDT) on Boxing Day.

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