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Blazers Sign Justin Minaya on Two-Way Deal

Justin Minaya played four games with the Portland Trail Blazers last season. Now, he figures to be part of the team’s plans for this season.

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ThePortland Trail Blazersare making some changes to the roster, according to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Forward Justin Minaya has agreed on a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, his agent@jaredmucha_of@excelbasketballtells ESPN. Minaya was undrafted out of Providence in 2022, played a year in G League and earned a spot with Blazers in preseason.

Minaya, 24, played most of last season with Capitanes de Ciudad de México in the G League, but signed with the Blazers on a 10-day contract and played the final four games of Portland’s 2022-23 campaign.

He played with the Blazers during theLas Vegas Summer Leagueand signed a training camp deal earlier this month. After a strong showing during camp, Minaya is now set to be one of the team’s three two-way players this season, joining Skylar Mays and Ibou Badji.

In a corresponding move, the Blazers waived John Butler Jr.