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

• The Trail Blazers selecting UCONN center Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft

• The Trail Blazers' long-running interest in Clingan and whether they were prepared to trade up 

• What Clingan brings to Portland's roster

• Clingan's workout with the Trail Blazers in Tualatin

• Talent being more important than position in this stage of Portland's rebuild

• Trading the 14th, 34th and 40th picks for... something

• A lack of roster spots

• The next few weeks which will include a press conference, summer league training camp and then at least five games in Las Vegas

• Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin's comments after the first round