What are Isaac Humphries' salary details? All you need to know

Melbourne United starting center Isaac Humphries announced on Wednesday that he's gay. Humphries became the only openly gay player in a top men's basketball league in the world.

Humphries, who played college basketball for Kentucky, made the announcement via video across several social media platforms. He's averaging 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. He's also the NBL's current leader in blocks per game this season.

"We, as athletes, as professional athletes, have a responsibility to set examples for people," Humphries said. "The truth is there are so many people in other worlds that are struggling every single day and don't know how to get up, (and) don't know how to exist. I know how that feels, and I want to represent those people."

"That's my goal behind this: make sure people know you can be whatever you want, no matter who you are or what you do. You can be big Ice and be gay, and you can still be a great basketball player and be gay. You can do whatever you want."

The only other player to publicly come out as gay as an active player was Jason Collins in 2013. Collins last played for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013-14 season. He announced his retirement in the early part of the 2014-15 season.

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What are Isaac Humphries' salary details?

Isaac Humphries of Melbourne United

Isaac Humphries, the 2018 NBL Rookie of the Year, signed on to play the 2022-23 season with Melbourne United. Humphries made the decision after two injury-plagued seasons for the Adelaide 36ers. The terms of the deal were not made public by United.

According to Spatial Jam, marquee NBL players from Australia and New Zealand can be classified into four categories from Marquee One to Four. With Humphries being a former NBL Rookie of the Year and having NBA experience, it's safe to assume that he's a marquee player.

The annual salary for Marquee One players is $171,654, while Marquee Two players receive $228,873. Marquee Three players have a yearly salary of $286,091, and Marquee Four players earn at least $343,309. It should be noted that these figures were from the 2019 season and could have increased by now.

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Did Isaac Humphries play in the NBA?

Isaac Humphries of Melbourne United

Isaac Humphries declared for the 2017 NBA draft after two years with Kentucky. He went undrafted, but worked out for several teams. He went unsigned to start the 2017-18 season and opted to play for the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

Humphries played for the Eerie Bay Hawks of the NBA G League for the 2018-19 season. He was called up by the Atlanta Hawks during the season and played five games for them, including one as a starter. He remained with the Hawks for the rest of the season.

The 24-year-old big man also signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Orlando Magic in 2019, but never made the roster. He spent the last two seasons with the Adelaide 36ers before signing a contract with Melbourne United in the offseason.