The Brief Case
Casey Holdahl, beat reporter and insider for the Portland Trail Blazers, breaks down the news of the day in Rip City and beyond
Episodes
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 w...
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 Tra...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 hosti...
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
• Fl...
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
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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 mi...
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 finge...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers defeating the Lakers Sunday afternoon at Moda Center in the final game of Portland's 2024-25 season
• Both the Trail Blazers and Lakers turning the game over to their younger players
• The Trail Blazers ending the season tied with the Suns and what that means for ...
On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers losing to the Bulls in Chicago to end a five-game road trip
• Portland returning home to defeat San Antonio on Sunday, and thus, ensuring a winning record at Moda Center this season
• Being eliminated from post-season contention Sunday afternoon thanks to the Kings defeating the Cavs
• Where the Trail Blaz...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers' loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday
• Reaching the midway point of the last extended in Atlanta
• Deni Avdija's impressive stats in the month of March
• Hopes for the play-in have almost entirely slipp...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers wrap up a seven-gamer homestand with a loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday
• Staring a five-game road trip with a loss to the Kings in Sacramento on Thursday
• Losing three-straight after winning four-in-a-row
• Deni Avdija's stats on March (they're great)
• Portl...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers beating the Nuggets at Moda Center on Friday in one of the more entertaining games of the season
• The importance of Friday's win for Portland's chances of making the play-in tournament
• The loss to the Celtics on Sunday
• Portland losing ground in the play-...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers getting their first win since February versus a team with a winning record Wednesday night versus the Grizzlies
• Deni Avdija continues to do things few Trail Blazers have done before
• Duop Reath coming up big when called into action
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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 breaking a five-game losing streak with back-to-back wins versus the Raptors and Wizards
• What to make of both Toronto and Washington deciding to sit players that started the game
• Matisse Thybulle getting his first action of the season ...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers falling to the Knicks in overtime Wednesday night at Moda Center in one of the most entertaining games of the season
• Scoot Henderson's performance versus the Knicks and how it represents the progress he's made this season
• Deni Avdija taking the reigns and...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers losing to the Pistons in their first game back from an extended road trip
• Celebrating Bill Walton Sunday night in the loss to the Pistons
• Losing to the Warriors in San Francisco in the unofficial end of the Trail Blazers' longest ...
On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl, recording from the team hotel in Philadelphia, discusses...
• The Trail Blazers blowing out the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday
• Deni Avdija getting the first triple-double of his career in an overtime loss to the Cavaliers
• How even though they lost, the game versus the Cavs might have been one of thei...
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