On this, the 2023-24 NBA Schedule Release edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Initial thoughts on Portland's 2023-24 schedule

• How this schedule is a little different from previous schedules due to the in-season tournament

• The first things they look for when the schedule is released

• The best and worst month of the season

• The best and worst road trips

• Back-to-backs and an welcomed increase in consecutive games against the same team

• Brooke's birthday, it getting messy trying to watch Messi in person and takes from the lake house