Sixers Sign Veterans Kris Humphries, Emeka Okafor

Just about 24 hours before the start of the most anticipated training camp in years, the Sixers have brought two veterans into the fold.

The Sixers on Monday morning announced the signings of forward Kris Humphries and center Emeka Okafor.

Humphries, the 14th overall pick by Utah in 2004, is entering his 14th season in the league and the Sixers will be the ninth team he's played for after the Jazz, Raptors, Mavericks, Nets, Celtics, Wizards, Suns and Hawks. The University of Minnesota product and former Mr. Kim Kardashian's best season came in 2011-2012 in New Jersey, when he averaged 13.8 points and 11.0 boards a night.

Okafor was the second overall pick by the then-expansion Charlotte Bobcats in the same 2004 NBA draft following a studded career at the University of Connecticut that included the 2004 national championship.

While he's averaged 12.3 points in his NBA career, he hasn't quite lived up to the billing that comes with being the No. 2 pick. In fact, after spending 2012-13 with the Wizards, Okafor hasn't played an NBA game since. That's because Okafor suffered a severe herniated disc in his neck that has required time and patience in recovery. Now feeling comfortable enough to play again, the 6-foot-10 Okafor, who's played for the Bobcats, New Orleans Hornets and Wizards in his career, is getting his next chance with the Sixers.

Okafor's best season was his rookie year in Charlotte when he averaged 15.1 points and 10.9 rebounds.

Sixers training camp opens Tuesday while the annual media day takes place Monday.

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Sixers' complete training camp roster:

Guards
No. 00 Jacob Pullen
No. 0 Jerryd Bayless
No. 1 Justin Anderson
No. 7 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
No. 11 Nik Stauskas
No. 12 T.J. McConnell
No. 17 JJ Reddick
No. 20 Markelle Fultz
No. 23 James Blackmon, Jr.
No. 30 Furkan Korkmaz

Forwards
No. 5 Amir Johnson
No. 9 Dario Saric
No. 14 James Michael McAdoo
No. 22 Richaun Holmes
No. 25 Ben Simmons
No. 33 Robert Covington
No. 43 Kris Humphries

Centers
No. 8 Jahlil Okafor
No. 21 Joel Embiid
No. 50 Emeka Okafor

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