According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Portland Trail Blazers pursued free agent small forward Mario Hezonja before he ultimately signed a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the New York Knicks.
According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Blazers went so far as to make a a formal offer to Hezonja, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers:
After Hezonja signed his deal with the Knicks, the Blazers quickly pivoted and came to terms with free agents Nik Stauskas and Seth Curry.