Jackies favourite makes NBA debut

The dream few months for JackJumpers favourite son Jack McVeigh continued on Thursday after he made his NBA debut. See how he fared here.

Jack McVeigh has made his NBA debut with Houston. (Photo by Darren Carroll / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Tasmania JackJumpers championship-winning star Jack McVeigh has realised a childhood dream after making his NBA debut with Houston on Thursday.

After signing a two-day deal with the Rockets, McVeigh played the last two minutes of Houston’s 127-100 home win over the Spurs, which improved them to 5-3 for the season.

McVeigh went 0-3 from the field, but it’s a moment he’s worked hard to earn as he spends most of his time at G-League level.

It continued a dream few months for the forward, who was named the grand final MVP after several clutch moments in the JackJumpers’ epic 3-2 series win over Melbourne United.

Also named the JackJumpers’ MVP, he forced his way onto the Boomers’ Olympic team and showed enough to earn a chance in the sport’s biggest league.

Jack McVeigh makes his NBA debut 😍pic.twitter.com/lwPhFM58Zw

— NBL (@NBL) November 7, 2024

McVeigh’s Olympic teammate Jock Landale had a solid game, scoring 11 points and racking up six rebounds in the blowout victory.

The 28-year-old’s most memorable moment in a Rockets singlet thus far was a jump shot which forced a pre season game at Oklahoma City into overtime, which they went on to win.

Tasmania has struggled in its title defence thus far without McVeigh, slumping to 3-7 after losses to South-East Melbourne and Sydney Kings last weekend.

Jack McVeigh in action at the Olympics. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Against the Kings they scored their lowest total in the franchise’s short history of 60.

The JackJumpers will be looking to upset a Wildcats outfit minus their talisman Bryce Cotton in Perth tonight from 9.30pm AEDT.

Originally published as Jackies favourite makes NBA debut