The Brief Case

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers being 2-1 at the Las Vegas Summer League after back-to-back wins Monday and Tuesday • Donovan Clingan and the rest of the Trail Blazers holding Wizards rookie Alex Sarr to 0 points on 0-of-15 shooting • The roles players on Portland's summer league team have settled into through three games • The Trail Blazers' chances of making the Las Vegas Summer League Tournament • And the show ends with an interview with Trail Blazers rookie center Donovan Clingan about how he's performed thus far at summer league, what a 20-year old can do in Las Vegas, his sunny disposition, whether or not he still gets nervous, a brief visit from Jacky Cui, growing up in ESPN's backyard, that photo with Cooper Flagg and their relationship and growing up with a mom who played basketball.

On this edition of The Brief Case Podcast, Portland Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl, on location with the team in Las Vegas, discusses... • The Trail Blazers splitting their first two games at the 2024 NBA2K Las Vegas Summer League • Differences between Portland's first and second games in Las Vegas • Donovan Clingan's performance at the end of the Trail Blazers' victory versus the 76ers Monday night • Clingan's comments after Monday's win at Thomas & Mack Arena • Duop Reath playing just two minutes in Team Australia's loss to Team USA in a friendly Monday • And the show ends with an interview with Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray about his offseason, what he's looking to improve at his second Summer League, how one gets better defensively, developing chemistry in a short amount of time and his golf game

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/insider Casey Holdahl, on location with the team in Las Vegas, discusses... • Portland's four-game schedule at the Las Vegas Summer League, which begins Saturday versus the Spurs • The Trail Blazers scrimmaging versus the Chinese National Team Friday at UNLV • Portland signing Bryce McGowens to a two-way contract on Thursday • Which group the Trail Blazers are in for the 2024 NBA Emirates Cup (aka the In-Season Tournament) • Donovan Clingan's comments about center in the NBA and his goals going into his first game at Summer League versus a former teammate

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers' preparations for the Las Vegas Summer League • What Kris Murray, Rayan Rupert and Donovan Clingan are working on this offseason • Is Rayan Portland's most important player at Summer League? • Deandre Ayton and the Bahamas falling just short in their quest to make the Olympics and what it says about DA's dedication to the game and his country • The vexing decision to leave Matisse Thybulle off the Australian National Team • We still got Duop Reath though! • Deni Avdija's discusses his thoughts on the trade, how he would describe the way he plays, his career thus far, his role on the team and what he learned in his last few seasons with the Wizards

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Draft Night trade for Deni Avdija finally going official • Thoughts on how Avdija's fit and place on the Trail Blazers going forward • The second round pick trade also being finalized • Deandre Ayton and the Bahamas National Team trying to qualify for the Olympics in basketball for the first time • The Trail Blazers' 2024 Summer League roster that includes Kris Murray, Rayan Rupert and Donovan Clingan • Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Toumani Camara NOT being on the Summer League roster but still attending the first day of practice • Rookie center Donovan Clingan's comments about his first practice as a Trail Blazer

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers selecting UCONN center Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft • The Trail Blazers' long-running interest in Clingan and whether they were prepared to trade up • What Clingan brings to Portland's roster • Clingan's workout with the Trail Blazers in Tualatin • Talent being more important than position in this stage of Portland's rebuild • Trading the 14th, 34th and 40th picks for... something • A lack of roster spots • The next few weeks which will include a press conference, summer league training camp and then at least five games in Las Vegas • Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin's comments after the first round

On this extended, 2024 NBA Draft Edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The players and trades the Trail Blazers have executed during the last five drafts and how that might instruct what direction they'll go at this year's event • The best way to know if the Trail Blazers are interested in drafting a player • What skills the team might look for at the draft should they look to prioritize fit over "best player available" • The mixed bag that is the recent history of the seventh and 14th picks • A recap of the Trail Blazers 2024 pre-draft workout schedule • Scouting reports on the players who worked out in Portland who are expected to be taken in the first round

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider discusses... • The Trail Blazers wrapping up their pre-draft workouts a few days before the 2024 Draft • What Marquette F/C Oso Ighodaro and F Nae’Qwan Tomlin had to say about their workouts with the Trail Blazers • A brief review of the players who came to Portland for workouts who are expected to be selected in the first round • The snooze that was the NBA Finals • The Bulls sending Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for Josh Giddey in the first big trade of the offseason

On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers' predraft workouts less than two weeks away from the 2024 Draft • Public vs. Private and Group vs. Solo workouts • A quiet rumor mill so far And we hear from Tennessee guard/forward Dalton Knecht, Duke guard Jared McCain, Duke forward/center Kyle Filipowski and Colorado forward Tristan Da Silva about their workouts with the Trail Blazers at the team's practice facility in Tualatin.

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The passing of Trail Blazers legend Bill Walton Monday at the age of 71 • Walton's legacy in Portland, the NBA and the world • More rambling about Bill Walton • The Trail Blazers hosting Isaiah Crawford of Louisiana Tech, Alex Karaban of UCONN, Caleb Love of Arizona, Quinten Post of Boston College, Tyler Smith of the G League Ignite and Kel’el Ware of Indiana • Tyler Smith and Kel'el Ware discuss their workouts with the Trail Blazers • A quick discussion of the soon-to-be NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks

On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Case Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazer hosting six players at their first predraft workout of 2024 •UCLA's Adem Bona and Cal's Jaylon Tyson discuss their workouts with the Trail Blazers and general thoughts on the predraft processs • Check out yet another mock draft, this time from Krysten Peek at Yahoo! Sports • The Mavs stealing homecourt versus the Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals and whether the Eastern Conference Finals are already over with the Celtics taking Game 1 (not to mention Game 2) in dramatic fashion versus the Pacers

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers getting shut out of All-Rookie Team honors despite having five first-year players • Another round of mock drafts and who they have the Trail Blazers taking with the 7th, 14th, 34th and 40th picks in the upcoming NBA Draft • A quick recap of the conference semifinals and looking forward to the conference finals starting this week

In the latest edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The 2024 NBA Playoffs and which teams might be due for a reset if they're bounced in the first round • Which players a new mock draft from CBS Sports has the Trail Blazers selecting with the fourth and 14th picks • The last batch of Exit Interviews with Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and general manager Joe Cronin

On this edition of the Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The latest from the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs • The recent breaking of ties as it pertains to the NBA Draft Lottery and what it could mean for the Trail Blazers • Exit Interviews with Toumani Camara and Dalano Banton

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The first weekend of the 2024 NBA Playoffs • Predictions on how each first round series ends • Checking out who ESPN has the Trail Blazers selecting with the third, 14th, 33rd and 40th picks of 2024 NBA Draft • Exit interviews with Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton

On this, another Exit Interview edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Golden State Warriors being eliminated from the postseason and what that means for the Portland Trail Blazers at the 2024 NBA Draft • The remaining Play-In Tournament games • Malcolm Brogdon's comments at Exit Interviews regarding his future in the NBA, thoughts on Scoot Henderson, Chauncey Billups, Portland’s locker room and being a mentor, his health and the culture the Trail Blazers are trying to instill • Matisse Thybulle's comments at Exit Interviews regarding his thoughts on a “challenging” season that “didn’t go the way I wanted it to,” playing for the Australian national team at the upcoming summer Olympics in Paris, injuries, Chauncey as a teacher and having the opportunity to expand his game

On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers ending their 2023-24 season with a loss to the Kings in Sacramento Sunday afternoon • Portland finishing in a tie with Charlotte for the third-worst record and what that means in terms of their odds at the 2024 Draft Lottery • What we learned and didn't learn about some of the Trail Blazers' players this season • A final tally on the Trail Blazers' offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating and their record versus the spread • Exit interviews with Robert Williams III and Shaedon Sharpe

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The final three games of the Trail Blazers' 2023-24 home schedule • Toumani Camara winning the Maurice Lucas Award • Where the Blazers stand in terms of draft lottery odds with one game to play • Portland's record versus the spread in the last 10 days of the season • Scoot Henderson's comments during his exit interview Friday night

On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers reporter/insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • Games versus the Magic, Hornets and Wizards as the Trail Blazers start to wrap up their last long road trip of the season • Chauncey Billups being names to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame • The end of the Rip City Remix's inaugural season and whether it qualifies as a success • The bottom of the NBA standings and whether there is much movement to be made in terms of getting the best possible lottery odds • Portland covering in their last three games of the trip after failing to do so in the first three games of the trip • An interview with Deandre Ayton about Friday's win in DC, his recent performances, building confidence and chemistry with Scoot Henderson, staying motivated on a long trip when the playoffs are already out of reach, his first season with the Trail Blazers and why he goes out of his way to praise his teammates.

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers losing their first three games of a seven-game trip, including Friday's game in Miami by... 60 • Injury updates on Deandre Ayton, Matisse Thybulle, Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara • The lottery odds landscape with roughly two weeks to go and the very real chance of the Trail Blazers ending up with the best possible odds at the draft lottery • Portland dropping their last three games versus the spread and the official end of the chance of winning the over on the Trail Blazers' season win projection • An interview with Justin Minaya on his season with the Trail Blazers, getting a two-way contract, decided to focus on basketball rather than baseball, his relationships with the players and coaches in Portland, his time playing in Mexico City and what he's hoping to accomplish going into the offseason