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On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers announce their summer league roster and begin holding practices in preparation for their five-game run (at least) in Las Vegas

• Assistant coach Ronnie Burrell's thoughts on Yang Hansen's first practices as a Trail Blazer

• Yang Hansen deals with a faster pace and overcoming language issues in his first two Las Vegas Summer League practices

• Yang Hansen's teammates give their first impressions of playing alongside the rookie center out of China

• Portland's summer league games airing locally on KUNP and BlazerVision

• The July moratorium is over, meaning teams can now officially agree to free agent contracts and trades 

• Deandre Ayton and Jabari Walker say their goodbyes