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Former Badgers star joins Micah Potter with Portland Trail Blazers
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Former Wisconsin Badgers guard John Tonje recently met a crossroads in his infant NBA career, as the Boston Celtics did not make a qualifying offer for the guard. While for several NBA hopefuls this could have been a killer blow in their career, Tonje chose differently and instead left his mark on the NBA Summer League, averaging 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists across five games. As of Friday, July 24, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Tonje had found a new home with the Portland Trail Blazers .
Across the 2025-26 G-League season, Tonje averaged 18.1 points, 1.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds on a 44% field goal rate. When given the chance in the NBA, Tonje totaled 15 points, 2 steals, 2 assists and 6 rebounds across 42 minutes with the Celtics. Tonje now joins a Blazers side that finished last season with a 42-40 record, making it to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign.
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