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
193 episodes
Deni Is An All-Star, Trading For Vit Krejci And Blake Wesley Returns To The Lineup On The Brief Case, Episode 191
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Deni Avdija being named to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career• Needing to ...
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Episode 191
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19:32
Splitting A Back-To-Back To Finish A Homestand, A Snowy East Coast Road Trip And A Conversation With Sidy Cissoko On The Brief Case, Episode 190
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting an all Moda Center back-to-back with a rare victory versus the Miami Heat in Po...
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Episode 190
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25:00
Blazers Get Back To .500, Sweeping A Weekend Back-To-Back And Deni Avdija Finishes Fifth In All-Star Fan Voting On The Brief Case, Episode 189
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers blowing out LeBron James and the Lakers at Moda Center on Saturday to begin a weekend ba...
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Episode 189
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13:39
Big Bench In Win Versus Hawks, Getting Healthy At The Midway Point And Hansen Assigned On The Brief Case, Episode 188
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers just not having the bodies to compete with the Warriors Tuesday night in San Francisco
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Episode 188
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17:25
Another Victory Versus the Rockets, Winning Streak Ends In Loss To Knicks and Jrue Holiday Returns On The Brief Case, Episode 187
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers following up a win versus the Rockets on Wednesday at Moda Center with another on F...
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Episode 187
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19:00
Four-Straight Wins, Toumani Is Tough As They Come And Deni's All-Star Step On The Brief Case, Episode 186
On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting their fourth-straight victory with a gutsy win versus the Rockets Wednesda...
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Episode 186
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21:43
Finish A Homestand With Back-To-Back Wins And Deni Seventh In All-Star Voting On The Brief Case, Episode 185
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers losing the first three games of a five-game homestand• Portland defeating the Cel...
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Episode 185
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24:30
A Win Is A Win Versus the Kings, The 1999-2000 Team Returns And Vote Deni For All-Star On The Brief Case, Ep 184
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 Kings in overtime Thursday night at Moda Center• You've got to l...
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Episode 184
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29:53
Loss To Pelicans, Hosting Warriors On Sunday And Deni Top 25 Under 25 On The Brief Case, Episode 183
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 Pelicans in New Orleans Thursday night in a "NBA Cup Consolation Brac...
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Episode 183
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19:29
Finishing A Trip 1-3, A Light Week Of Games And Yang Hansen Gets His First Start On The Brief Case, Episode 182
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers going down, coming back, but then losing down the stretch to the Pistons in Detroit...
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Episode 182
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16:40
Blazers Doomed By Free Throws In Toronto And Saved By Free Throws In Cleveland On The Brief Case, Episode 181
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting off yet another four-game road trip with a loss to the Raptors in Toronto
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Episode 181
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17:00
Out Of The NBA Cup, Another Versus The Thunder, Deni's Case For All-Star And A Conversation With Robert Williams III On The Brief Case, Episode 180
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers having their NBA Cup dreams dashed with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in West Group C ...
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Episode 180
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35:21
Buzzer-Beat To End A Back To Back, Deni Triple-Double And Hansen Returns From The Remix On The Brief Case, Episode 179
On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers returning from a five-game trip to play an all Moda Center back-to-back• Losing t...
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Episode 179
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26:17
Outlasted In Miami And Buzzer-Beat In Orlando On The Brief Case, Episode 178
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers starting a five-game trip with a close loss to the Heat in Miami on Saturday
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Episode 178
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14:45
Bouncing Back To Beat The Thunder, Previewing The Upcoming Trip And Remix Head Coach Jonah Herscu Joins The Brief Case, Episode 177
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The disappointing loss to a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team on Monday• Which team is the Trail ...
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Episode 177
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52:00
The First Week Of The Season, A 2-1 Trip And The NBA Cup Begins On The Brief Case, Episode 176
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Portland Trail Blazers going 3-2 in the first week of the 2025-26 regular season• The earl...
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Episode 176
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48:43
Shaedon Sharpe And Toumani Camara Sign Contract Extensions On The Brief Case, Episode 175
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The report that both Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara signed four-year contract extensions on Sunday<...
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Episode 175
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16:42
Wrapping Up Training Camp, Losses To The Warriors And Jazz, Preseason Stats And Injury Updates On The Brief Case, Episode 174
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Finishing up training camp with the season opener scheduled for Wednesday• Recapping losses to the ...
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Episode 174
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40:44
Besting The Kings In Preseason, Yang Hansen's Huge Third Quarter And Chauncey Continues To Tinker On The Brief Case, Episode 173
On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting to 1-1 for the preseason by beating the Kings Friday night at Moda Cen...
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Episode 172
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37:53
A Preseason "Loss," Shaedon Lives Up To The Hype And Hansen's Preseason Debut On The Brief Case, Episode 172
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 to the Warriors in the first of their four-game preseason schedule...
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Episode 172
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40:22
The First Week Of Training Camp And Recapping Fan Fest On The Brief Case, Episode 171
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Portland having, by all accounts, a great first week of their 2025 training camp• Building off...
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Episode 171
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25:02
Injuries, Extensions, Ownership, Hansen, Defense And Other Storylines At 2025 Media Day On The Brief Case, Episode 170
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider discusses...• Trail Blazers' executives having discussions with Tom Dundon, who is heading up a group that has agreed to purchase...
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Episode 170
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1:04:06
Training Camp, Scoot's Injury, Dame's Rally And New Video Boards At Moda On The Brief Case, Episode 169
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Portland's 2025 training camp starting on Monday with Media Day• The main storylines, including whe...
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Episode 169
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42:34
Damian Lillard Reunion Rally, Deni Avdija EuroBasket Honors And Former Players Returning On The Brief Case, Episode 168
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Damian Lillard reunion rally this Sunday at Pioneer Courthouse Square• The Rip City Rally ...
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Episode 168
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21:59
Deni Avdija Leads The Way At EuroBasket And The Rip City Remix Schedule Is Out On The Brief Case, Episode 167
On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The competition at EuroBasket (aka the European Championships)• There being no dominate Europe...
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Episode 167
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