July 25: Tonje is officially a Trail Blazer, the team confirmed in a press release. July 24: The Trail Blazers plan to sign free agent guard John Tonje to a two-way contract, agents George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Tonje spent most of 2025/26 — his rookie season — on a two-way contract with Utah before he was traded to Boston in February. As our tracker shows, Portland currently has a two-way opening, so no corresponding move will be required to add Tonje. Tonje will earn $678,882 in 2026/27, half of the rookie minimum, and will be eligible to appear in up to 50 of Portland’s 82 regular season games.