Chandler Parsons was offered a four-year, $94.7 million contract in free agency by both the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers.

Parsons met with Neil Olshey, Terry Stotts, Paul Allen and Damian Lillard in Los Angeles in the opening minutes of free agency and then the Grizzlies the next morning and decided to sign with the Memphis.

“I was close. They have a great thing going,” Parsons said when asked about signing with Portland. “Obviously, you see how talented that team is with those two guards. I had nothing against them. I went with my heart on this one. I’m happy in Memphis.”

Parsons spent two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks after signing there in 2014.