Kris Humphries

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Kris Humphries: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.

Before basketball there was swimming — at ten Humphries was the top age-group swimmer in the country in six events, once beating a young Michael Phelps, and his national 50-meter freestyle record stood for 18 years. He left the pool at 12, became Minnesota's Mr. Basketball, led the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding as a Gophers freshman, and was drafted 14th by the Jazz in 2004. Two lean years in Utah preceded his best basketball with the Nets, where he averaged 13.8 points and 11 rebounds in 2011-12.

He played his last NBA season with Atlanta in 2016-17 and announced his retirement in 2019, after playing for eight NBA franchises.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah drafted him 14th overall in 2004 and traded him with Robert Whaley to Toronto for Rafael Araujo on June 8, 2006, after two lean seasons.

Full name

Kristopher Nathan Humphries

Utah Jazz tenure

2004–06

Position

Forward

Born

1985, Minneapolis

Height

6′9″ (207 cm)

Weight

236 lb (107 kg)

College

Minnesota

Drafted

2004, 1st round (No. 14), Utah