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On this edition of The Brief Case, Portland Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider discusses...

• The Trail Blazers wrapping up preseason with a 3-1

• Portland blowing out the Utah Jazz Friday night at Moda Center

• The new starting lineup of Anfernee Simons, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, Jerami Grant and Deandre Ayton

• The Trail Blazers going 3-0 versus the spread against NBA teams, their season over/under and other futures bets

• Injury updates on Matisse Thybulle, Robert Williams III and Shaedon Sharpe

• The team picking up option on Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe and Kris Murray

• Dalano Banton earning the 15th spot (probably) and waiving Devonte Graham

•  An interview with Donovan Clingan about his life since summer league, what he's learned at training camp, being on his own for the first time, improving from one game to the next, the Trail Blazers' center rotation, the return of the Big Man, the "Cling Kong" nickname, Rookie of the Year and what he's expecting in the first month of his first season