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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 Friday press conference to introduce Yang Hansen, who Portland traded for at the 2025 NBA Draft

• Thoughts on Hansen's first days as a Trail Blazers

• Yang overcoming language barriers and expectations going into his rookie season

• What "Hansen" means in Chinese and why it's a “great and beautiful connection” and “a wonderful arrangement by fate”

• The undrafted players the Trail Blazers have reportedly signed to two-way contracts and Exhibit 10 contracts 

• Portland's 2025 Las Vegas Summer League schedule and why every Trail Blazers fan should try to go at least once

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On this special 2025 NBA Draft Edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers trading the draft rights to Cedric Coward for Chinese center Yang Hansen, a 2028 first-round pick and second-round picks in the 2027 and 2028 Drafts

• Portland shocking the NBA and the media by keeping their selection secret

• The reasons the Trail Blazers targeted Hansen, who they have been scouting for at least the last two years

• Is Yang Hansen "Chinese Jokic" or "Sino Sabonis" 

• The Trail Blazers having five centers on their roster

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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 wrapping up their pre-draft workouts this weekend

• The players who came through Portland for workouts and what that does or doesn't tell us

• A plead for some standardization in the pre-draft workout process

• A quick roundup of the mock drafts two days before the 2025 NBA Draft

• The Kevin Durant trade and whether it matters that the Suns, rather than the Rockets, will be making the pick right before the Trail Blazers

• The Oklahoma City Thunder defeating the Indiana Pacers in seven games to win the 2025 NBA Finals

• Whether the Pacers run and the weakness of the Eastern Conference is beneficial to a team like 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 holding their sixth pre-draft workout

• The lack of consensus around this year's draft and why that might be

• Portland has a lot of options with the 11th pick (and will they acquire a second round pick?)

• The additions to the coaching staffs of the Trail Blazers and Remix

• What some of the items at the Bill Walton auction, including his Trail Blazers 1977 Championship ring, sold for 

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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 first pre-draft workouts of 2025

• Portland's fourth workout being their most high-profile so far with players expected to be taken in the first round

• The many reasons why the Trail Blazers' are working out players projected to be selected after their pick at 11

• Toumani Camara being named to an All-Defensive team and Donovan Clingan making an All-Rookie team

• Bring back qualified stats!

• The Trail Blazers are now officially for sale

• The NBA Finals matchup between the Thunder and Pacers and how it reflects a new era

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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 falling back to 11th at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery and the reaction

• Portland underperforming their draft lottery odds three of the last four years

• We know that life isn't fair, but is it especially unfair for the Trail Blazers?

• The Trail Blazers already hosting two workouts and what those workouts tell us about Portland's pre-draft preparation

• Portland being one of the teams that still discloses (for the most part) which players participate in workouts

• Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin's thoughts about the 2025 Draft and how Portland might approach using the 11th overall pick

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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 hosting six players -- Rueben Chinyelu, Devon Prior, Ben Henshall, Dink Pate, John Blackwell and Lachlan Olbrich -- in their first round of 2025 pre-draft workouts

• The decisions facing players who still have the option of going back to school

• Florida center Rueben Chinyelu, Texas forward Devon Pryor and Mexico City guard Dink Pate discuss their workouts with the Trail Blazers, what they're trying to show teams during the workout process and what goes into their decisions to either stay in the draft or go back to school

• The end of the first round and the start of the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs

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

• Deni Avidja finishing 8th and Toumani Camara finishing 12th in 2025 Most Improved Player voting

• Toumani Camara representing the Trail Blazers at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

• Donovan Clingan getting no votes for Rookie of the Year and why he absolutely should have gotten at least a few

• The schedule for Group D at Eurobasket 2025, which could feature Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, Rayan Rupert and Sidy Cissoko

• The report that the Trail Blazers will not review the contracts of three assistant coaches

• Damian Lillard tearing his Achilles tendon

• A quick recap of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs 

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

• The Trail Blazers losing the NBA Lottery random draw to the Houston Rockets (via the Phoenix Suns) and what that could mean once the 2025 NBA Draft takes place at the end of June

• Toumani Camara finishing ninth in the 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year voting and what that might mean for his chances of making one of the two All-NBA Defense teams

• The 2025 EuroBasket (aka the FIBA European Championships) to be held in Poland this summer that could potentially feature Deni Avdija (Israel), Toumani Camara (Belgium), Rayan Rupert and Sidy Cissoko (France) in one group

• The first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs

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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 2025 Play-In Tournament and how it's a great indicator of how much better the Western Conference is than the Eastern Conference this season

• The 2025 NBA Playoffs starting this weekend

• The NBA releasing the "finalists" on Sunday for NBA awards and keeping our fingers crossed for Toumani Camara

• Deni Avdija, Anfernee Simons, Bryce McGowans and Isaac Nogués González all being recognized for their efforts on and off the court

• The Trail Blazers finishing the season as one of the best bets in the NBA and one of the largest overachievers with regard to their season win projection

• Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson discuss Chauncey's extension, their performances this season, their offseasons and what they'd like to improve upon during their exit interviews