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It s decided! Two years and 2 million signings, the most expensive team history! The 29-year-old striker bid farewell to the Rockets, and his salary increases instead of falling

12:05am, 6 August 2025Basketball

On August 5, former Rockets shooter McVeigh finally found his next home. According to reports, Rockets forward McVeigh joined the NBA Kans Grand Team for two years at 2 million. This team is also one of the strong teams in the Australian League. It was McVeigh who debuted in the Australian League and was eventually spotted by the Rockets and signed a two-way contract. Unfortunately, McVeigh didn't have many opportunities in the Rockets last season.

Uduka does not like to use this player with excellent three-point shooting percentage. The reason is that McVeigh is older on the one hand and does not have much development potential. On the other hand, his defensive ability is average and his confrontation ability is very weak. Therefore, among the Rockets, which advocates defense, even if McVeigh is accurate in three-point shooting, he does not have much chance to enter the rotation lineup.

For most of last season, McVeigh has basically played in the Development League Vipers, where he averaged 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. It looks good in data, but unfortunately he will never be reused by Uduka. During his limited regular season playing time, McVeigh only scored 1.6 points per game for the Rockets in 4.8 minutes per game. He played 9 regular season games last season for the Rockets. He didn't play even for a second in the playoffs. In the end, the Rockets directly cut McVeigh, who was holding a two-way contract during the offseason this summer. McVeigh, who became a free agent, joined the Hawks in the summer league, but ended up not getting a contract. There was previously news that some European teams wanted to sign McVay. In addition, McVeigh’s first goal is to stay in the NBA and continue to look for opportunities, but now it is obvious that NBA teams have not given him a chance, and the European League is not what McVeigh wants to go, after all, it is too far from home. McVeigh joined the Kans team for two years with a net worth of 2 million, which can be said to be the best of both worlds. On the one hand, he got a relatively large contract, and on the other hand, he returned to the Australian League to play, so he would be closer to home.

It is worth noting that this signing is also the most expensive contract for the Kans Grand Team, and McVay has also become one of the four highest-paid players in the Australian League next season. After all, McVeigh is just a marginal player among the Rockets, but he is a star player in the Australian League.

A year ago, McVeigh helped his team win the Australian League championship, and then joined the Rockets. Now that he returns to the Australian League, I believe McVei will be very familiar with it. In this case, McVeigh also officially bid farewell to the Rockets and even to the NBA. At the age of 29, he will be 31 after executing his two-year contract, which also means it will be difficult for him to return to the NBA and continue his career.

It can be said that many foreign players will be unacceptable to the NBA, including McVay. Although McVeigh is a famous shooter in international basketball, in the NBA, he is not used to the rhythm and strong confrontation environment here. Although he can perform well in the Development League, he does not have a chance in the regular season, especially among top teams like the Rockets.

However, if he can choose a weaker team, I believe he will still have a chance to enter the rotation lineup. But now that the Australian League has accepted McVay, it is unlikely that he will return to the NBA. However, it is worth mentioning that compared with last season's two-way contract, McVeigh, who has a salary of 1 million this year, has increased instead of falling, which is definitely good news for him.

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