Trail Blazers News: Portland Did Ex-Player A Favor During 2023 Trade

Swingman Josh Hart became something of a spiritual leader for the New York Knicks during the club's run through the Eastern Conference playoffs, which led the club to within a game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Per Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Trail Blazers only negotiated with the Knicks when it came to trading him ahead of the 2022-23 season's deadline, as the team knew he wanted to be dealt there. In what ultimately became a four-team transaction, Portland also shipped out the draft rights to Bojan Dubljevic and Daniel Diez.