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

• The Trail Blazers wrapping up their pre-draft workouts a few days before the 2024 Draft

• What Marquette F/C Oso Ighodaro and F Nae’Qwan Tomlin had to say about their workouts with the Trail Blazers

• A brief review of the players who came to Portland for workouts who are expected to be selected in the first round

• The snooze that was the NBA Finals

• The Bulls sending Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for Josh Giddey in the first big trade of the offseason

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

• The Trail Blazers' predraft workouts less than two weeks away from the 2024 Draft

• Public vs. Private and Group vs. Solo workouts

• A quiet rumor mill so far

And we hear from Tennessee guard/forward Dalton Knecht, Duke guard Jared McCain, Duke forward/center Kyle Filipowski and Colorado forward Tristan Da Silva about their workouts with the Trail Blazers at the team's practice facility in Tualatin. 

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

• The passing of Trail Blazers legend Bill Walton Monday at the age of 71

• Walton's legacy in Portland, the NBA and the world

• More rambling about Bill Walton

• The Trail Blazers hosting Isaiah Crawford of Louisiana Tech, Alex Karaban of UCONN,
Caleb Love of Arizona, Quinten Post of Boston College, Tyler Smith of the G League Ignite and Kel’el Ware of Indiana

• Tyler Smith and Kel'el Ware discuss their workouts with the Trail Blazers

• A quick discussion of the soon-to-be NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks

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

• The Trail Blazer hosting six players at their first predraft workout of 2024

•UCLA's Adem Bona and Cal's Jaylon Tyson discuss their workouts with the Trail Blazers and general thoughts on the predraft processs

• Check out yet another mock draft, this time from Krysten Peek at Yahoo! Sports

• The Mavs stealing homecourt versus the Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals and whether the Eastern Conference Finals are already over with the Celtics taking Game 1 (not to mention Game 2) in dramatic fashion versus the Pacers

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

 • The Trail Blazers getting shut out of All-Rookie Team honors despite having five first-year players

• Another round of mock drafts and who they have the Trail Blazers taking with the 7th, 14th, 34th and 40th picks in the upcoming NBA Draft

• A quick recap of the conference semifinals and looking forward to the conference finals starting this week

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In the latest edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The 2024 NBA Playoffs and which teams might be due for a reset if they're bounced in the first round

• Which players a new mock draft from CBS Sports has the Trail Blazers selecting with the fourth and 14th picks

• The last batch of Exit Interviews with Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and general manager Joe Cronin 

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

• The latest from the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs

• The recent breaking of ties as it pertains to the NBA Draft Lottery and what it could mean for the Trail Blazers

• Exit Interviews with Toumani Camara and Dalano Banton

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

• The first weekend of the 2024 NBA Playoffs

• Predictions on how each first round series ends 

• Checking out who ESPN has the Trail Blazers selecting with the third, 14th, 33rd and 40th picks of 2024 NBA Draft

• Exit interviews with Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton

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On this, another Exit Interview edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trail Blazers beat reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Golden State Warriors being eliminated from the postseason and what that means for the Portland Trail Blazers at the 2024 NBA Draft

• The remaining Play-In Tournament games

• Malcolm Brogdon's comments at Exit Interviews regarding his future in the NBA, thoughts on Scoot Henderson, Chauncey Billups, Portland’s locker room and being a mentor, his health and the culture the Trail Blazers are trying to instill

• Matisse Thybulle's comments at Exit Interviews regarding his thoughts on a “challenging” season that “didn’t go the way I wanted it to,” playing for the Australian national team at the upcoming summer Olympics in Paris, injuries, Chauncey as a teacher and having the opportunity to expand his game

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

• The Trail Blazers ending their 2023-24 season with a loss to the Kings in Sacramento Sunday afternoon

• Portland finishing in a tie with Charlotte for the third-worst record and what that means in terms of their odds at the 2024 Draft Lottery

• What we learned and didn't learn about some of the Trail Blazers' players this season

• A final tally on the Trail Blazers' offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating and their record versus the spread

• Exit interviews with Robert Williams III and Shaedon Sharpe