Houston Rockets rookie ahead Jack McVeigh will grow to be the primary NBA participant to put on quantity 58 as a daily jersey quantity within the upcoming 2024-25 season, in keeping with basketball numerologist Etienne Catalan.
9 numbers have by no means been worn by an NBA participant
Since No. 58 is taken, this now leaves 9 unused numbers: 64, 69, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 82, and 87. Sixty-nine is banned by the NBA as a result of the quantity refers to a sexual place and likewise symbolizes a lewd act.
Nonetheless, the quantity 69 has been worn by over 250 NFL gamers. Defensive deal with Xavier Williams wore 69 within the 2021 season with the Houston Texans. Edge rusher Chase Winovich additionally wore it with the Cleveland Browns in 2022.
Jack McVeigh (@theJackMcVeigh) will put on No. 58 for the #Rockets. Quantity by no means worn in franchise AND NBA historical past. #NBA pic.twitter.com/Gv1KMGAaGt
— Etienne Catalan (@EtienneCatalan) September 28, 2024
NBA gamers also can not select No. 6 because the quantity was worn by Invoice Russell all through his 13-year. The league retired the quantity in August 2022 after his passing.
Gamers who had No. 6 jerseys on the time had been exempt from the rule. All NBA gamers additionally wore a commemorative patch on their uniforms in the course of the 2022-23 season as a tribute to Russell.
Houston Rockets rookie Jack McVeigh signed a two-way contract in July
McVeigh, 28, went undrafted out of the College of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2019. The 6-foot-8 Australian hooper signed a two-way contract with the Rockets in July.
After faculty, McVeigh returned to his hometown to play for the Gold Coast Rollers within the 2018 Queensland Basketball League season. He later joined the Adelaide 36ers of the Nationwide Basketball League (NBL) on a three-year deal. The Nebraska product averaged 3.4 factors and 1.8 rebounds with the 36ers in 2018-19.
McVeigh then performed for the North Adelaide Rockets within the 2019 Premier League season. He averaged 9.4 factors per recreation in the course of the 2020-21 season, serving to the Rockets win the 2021 NBL1 Central championship.
Within the 2023-24 NBL season, McVeigh helped the Tasmania Jack Jumpers return to the NBL Grand Ultimate sequence with a 2-1 semifinals sequence victory over the Perth Wildcats. He scored a game-high and career-high 27 factors in Sport 3.
The JackJumpers went on to win the NBL championship with a 3-2 grand ultimate sequence victory over Melbourne United, and McVeigh was named grand ultimate MVP. He additionally was named the JackJumpers Membership MVP after ending with season averages of 17.3 factors and 5.9 rebounds per recreation.
