{"id":669897,"date":"2026-05-14T07:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/669897\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:15:13","slug":"report-jackjumpers-make-huge-free-agency-splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/669897\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: JackJumpers make huge Free Agency splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tasmania JackJumpers could be set to rebound in a big way during the Hungry Jack\u2019s NBL27 Season, after reportedly agreeing to terms with Taran Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN\u2019s Olgun Uluc, the JackJumpers have agreed to terms, on a one-year deal, with Tasmania guard Armstrong for the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australian point guard Taran Armstrong has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNAusNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ESPNAusNZ<\/a> story on one of the country\u2019s rising stars joining his hometown NBL team.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3sOZ6eLLp\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/N3sOZ6eLLp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olgun Uluc (@OlgunUluc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlgunUluc\/status\/2054722224637305202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 14, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Currently playing with Dubai Basketball in the EuroLeague, Armstrong last lined up in the NBL with the Cairns Taipans during the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>That was the second of two seasons he had in the League, where he produced averages of 12 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists across his 42 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Following that, the guard signed a two-way deal with the Golden State Warriors, where he went on to make 12 appearances for their G League affiliate, Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>This reported move will see Armstrong join Will Magnay, Josh Bannan, Nick Marshall, Sean Macdonald, Ben Ayre, Kobe Williamson and Archie Woodhill on Scott Roth\u2019s side for next season.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbl.com.au\/news\/nbl26-free-agency-every-move-as-it-happens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Free Agency Tracker: Rolling updates, signings and reported moves<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778742913_374_69d47a153353ed2bdf7cd807_Article Banner_1920x250 (1).jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tasmania JackJumpers could be set to rebound in a big way during the Hungry Jack\u2019s NBL27 Season,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-669897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}