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

• The Trail Blazers starting a five-game road trip with a "good" loss to the Thunder In Oklahoma City

• Where the Trail Blazers stand in the NBA Cup with the second group stage game on Friday versus the Rockets

• The Rip City Remix playing two games at Chiles Center this weekend after starting their season with four losses on the road

• Portland offensive and defensive ratings and covering in their last four games

• An interview with Trail Blazers guard/forward Dalano Banton aka "DB Hooper" about what his offseason looked like, the importance of having an offseason workout routine, how he's played this season and his role on the team, his role as a closer in the fourth quarter, being a "fringe" player and how that impacts his approach to the game, always playing on non guaranteed contracts, becoming a reliable player when you get reliable minutes, his improved three-point shooting, balancing scoring and creating for others, his "Young Boy" Shaedon Sharpe and the state of basketball in Canada and the nickname

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

• Bouncing back from one of their worst losses in recent memory with back-to-back wins versus the Timberwolves

• Robert Williams III excites in his first game at Moda Center this season

• Donovan Clingan's 17-point, 12-rebound, 8-block coming out party in Wednesday's win versus the Timberwolves

• Shaedon Sharpe puts up 33 points and throws down a ridiculous dunk to secure the victory Wednesday night

• The Portland Trail Blazers sitting atop the Western Conference NBA Cup standings after one game in Group A play

• The official release of the Trail Blazers' 2024-25 City Edition jerseys

• Portland's record versus the spread and being ahead of schedule on the season win total

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

• Chauncey Billups' comments after an "embarrassing" loss to the Grizzlies at Moda Center Sunday night

• Robert Williams III discusses Chauncey Billups' comments, holding each other accountable, the importance of honesty and getting out of their own heads

• Toumani Camara on Billups' post-game comments, not getting too low a few weeks into the season and figuring out ways to work together

• The passing of former radio play-by-play announcer Brian "Wheels" Wheeler and some of his best calls throughout his career covering the Trail Blazers

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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 besting the Pelicans in New Orleans Monday night

• Another record-setting fourth quarter for Dalano Banton

• Has Chauncey Billups created a "closer" position in the NBA similar to what managers do in the MLB?

• The imminent return of Shaedon Sharpe -- he's listed as questionable for Thursday's game versus the Spurs in San Antonio Tuesday night

• An interview with Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III on his return to the court after missing a full year due to injury, what he likes to be called, Portland's center rotation, being a mentor to rookie Donovan Clingan, his hopes for the season and where he gets all those stocking caps

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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 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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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