Jack McVeigh Returns to Australia on Two-Year Contract With Cairns Taipans
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August 5, 2025 — Cairns, Australia. The Cairns Taipans have signed forward Jack McVeigh to a two-year deal that includes a mutual option for the second season, the club announced on Tuesday.
The agreement is valued at $2 million, making the 29-year-old the highest-paid player in Taipans history. According to ESPN’s Olgun Uluc, McVeigh now ranks among the National Basketball League’s top four earners, joining Bryce Cotton, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. and Xavier Cooks as players earning at least $1 million per year.
McVeigh spent the 2024-25 campaign on a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets. He appeared in nine NBA games as a rookie while logging 34 outings for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, where he averaged 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30.7 minutes. His G League shooting splits were .440 from the field, .370 from three-point range and .875 at the free-throw line.
After the season, the 6-8 forward remained in the United States to play for Atlanta’s Summer League squad. In four games, he posted 14.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest on .588/.455/1.000 shooting in 22.8 minutes, but no NBA offers emerged before he chose to return to the NBL.
Imagem: Luke Adams via hoopsrumors.com
The Australian native previously played several seasons in the NBL before signing with Houston last summer. He is expected to report to Cairns ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Source: Hoops Rumors
