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On this, another exit interview edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses...

• Thoughts on the first play-in tournament games and the first round of the NBA playoffs, which start this weekend

• Changes reportedly made to the CBA that allow teams to negotiate with their own free agents sooner, which could he helpful this summer in trying to keep Jerami Grant in Portland 

And then we hear from Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin's exit interview, in which he discusses Damian Lillard's comments about not wanting to wait around for a young draft pick to be ready to play, wanting to speed up the process of the team returning to competitiveness, if Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe make sense together, trying to remain patient while also trying to take a big swing, Jeremi Grant’s free agency and how he feels he put Chauncey Billups in a tough position this season.