On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers' losing streak extending to six games with Tuesday's loss to the Suns at Moda Center

• Offense was good enough Tuesday night but the defense wasn't

• The Trail Blazers trading Duop Reath and two second-round picks to Atlanta in exchange for Vít Krejčí

• First impressions of Vít both on and off the court

• Blake Wesley returning to the lineup after missing three months with a broken bone in his right foot

• The imminent season debut of Scoot Henderson

• Deni Avdija named a reserve for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game and the makeup of the international team and the two United States teams

• It's Brooke Hearts Your Heart month!

• Shoutout to season ticket holder fashion, Blake Wesley's mom, Jusuf Nurkic's three-straight triple-doubles, more NBA trades, live reaction to mascot violence, All-Star in L.A. is going to be spread out and hot chicken plays

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers losing three-straight after winning four-straight

• Another rough start, this time versus the Celtics in Boston

• Poor free throw shooting and turnovers leading to a loss versus the Wizards in Washington DC

• The factors that made Tuesday's game versus the Wizards more difficult than it might have initially appeared

• Deni Avdija returning (again) to Washington DC and the way he view his job as a professional athlete

• Appreciation for the way Tiago Splitter deals with the media

• Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen to race off at the 2026 Rising Star Game at the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers having the best record in the NBA since the start of 2026

• Having a good team to root for

• Donovan Clingan taking a big step this season

• Jerami Grant picking up right where he left off

• Whether the Blazers can get out of the play-in and get into the playoffs

• Putting wins above individual performances

• The reasons to think Portland's recent success is sustainable

• Deni Avdija finishing fifth in 2026 NBA All-Star starters fan voting but finishing seventh in the total vote

• Winter days, Brooke going to a live taping of the Drew Barrymore Show, the things we say that no one else understands, Jon Lovitz gifs, Deni's ice cream, Duop's British accent and Cameo requests, turtlenecks and "shackets," Mark Normand has a wife and baby, New Brunswick to New York