The Brief Case

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

• The Trail Blazes coming up just short versus the Suns In Phoenix

• The boost in Saturday's loss provided by The Dubber Don, The DB Hooper, Dalano Banton

• Yet another third-quarter collapse and what Chauncey Billups said about it after Saturday's loss

• Robert Williams III getting very close to returning after being upgraded to questionable for Monday's game in New Orleans

• Portland's offensive, defensive and net rating seven games into the season

• The Trail Blazers' record versus the spread

• Spirit Mountain Casino coming on as the presenting sponsor for both The Brief Case and Blazers Balcony podcasts 

On this edition of The Brief Case, recorded from the team hotel in Los Angeles, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers getting their first win of the season Sunday versus the Pelicans at Moda Center

• Portland starting off with first road trip with versus the Kings Monday night in Sacramento

• A bad loss, an okay loss and a good loss 

• The Rip City Remix selecting Thierry Darlan, Sterling Manley and Blaise Akonobi in the 2024 G League Draft

• The new Trail Blazers collectors glasses featuring Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Donovan Clingan

• The Trail Blazers going 2-1-1 versus the spread in their first four games

• Quick updates on the injury statuses of Robert Williams III and Shaedon Sharpe

On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat report/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers getting blown out by the Warriors in their 2024-25 season opener

• The vibe at practice on Thursday after the loss on Wednesday

• The upcoming two-game series versus the New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center

• Portland failing to cover (and by a lot) Wednesday versus Golden State

• The Toyota Halfcourt Shot drought continues and what can be done to change that

• An interview with Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton regarding his offseason playing with the Bahamas, what he learned during his first year in Portland, the center rotation, being Donovan Clingan’s vet and replacing his beard with a mustache

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

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

• The Trail Blazers' 101-99 loss to the Clippers in Seattle in their first preseason games of 2024

• Bouncing back by blowing out the Kings in Sacramento Sunday afternoon in their second preseason contest

• Returning to Moda Center to play their two remaining preseason games

• Injuries to Anfernee Simons and Matisse Thybulle

• Chauncey Billups' speech at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday

• The new Trail Blazers/Rogue beer collaboration: The Rip City IPA

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

• Both Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III missing the rest of training camp (and perhaps more) due to injury

• Robert Williams' comments about his rehabilitation and Shaedon's injury

• Deni Avdija winning Fan Fest MVP Honors

• Chauncey Billups' fake quote about Deni Avdija being the team's best player and general media literally in the social media age

• The Trail Blazers heading up to Seattle to begin preseason play versus the Clippers on Friday

• Why the Trail Blazers might have scheduled a preseason game against Ulm of the German Bundesliga

• Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson's comments at Media Day

• How the injury to Shaedon Sharpe all but assures Ant and Scoot will be starting together on the first day of the regular season

On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers signing a jersey patch deal with Brightside Windows

• The Bill Walton memorial jersey patch the team will be wearing all season

• The elite vibes at Portland's 2024 Media Day

• The first day of training camp practice at the team's facility in Tualatin

• Everyone competing for starting spots

• The differences between NCAA and NBA practices

• The footage from inside the gym on the Trail Blazers' first day of training camp

• General Manager Joe Cronin and Head Coach Chauncey Billups take the podium at Media Day 

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

• the 2024 Fan Fest, sponsored by Diamler North America 

• The Trail Blazers announcing a new broadcast agreement to broadcast 81 games over-the-air on KATU and other stations under the Sinclair Broadcasting umbrella

• The new direct-to-consumer streaming option, BlazerVision

• An interview with Trail Blazers president of business operations Dewayne Hankins regarding the new broadcast and streaming options for the 2024-25 season

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

• Training camp starting in a little over a week
• The yearly NBA2K jersey and uniform leaks
• How the Trail Blazers might utilize the Remix in their second season
• The announcement Wednesday that the WNBA is returning to Portland 
• The former WNBA players working in the Trail Blazers' front office

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

• The NBA's In Season Tournament, now known as the NBA Emirates Cup

• The three Western Conference "groups" and how the Trail Blazers' competition in Group A stacks up to Group B and Group C

• Portland's four-game group stage schedule versus the Timberwolves, Kings, Clippers and Rockets, which also happen to be four of their soon to be announced 80-game (plus two games to be added later) schedule