New Jerseys

Batum gets dirty... someone posted this ro Reddit and thought you all would appreciate, and didn't see it here yet!

Meyers Leonard Instagrammed a sneak peek of the new Blazers uniforms set to be announced on Monday, October 1st. IG: @meyersleonard11

The D-League's Idaho Stampede, now in a single affiliation with the Portland Trail Blazers, released a new black and red logo on Monday. The Stampede named high school coach Michael Peck as their head coach last week following a search conducted by Blazers assistant GM Bill Branch and other team executives. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter

Did anyone notice how unenthused Damian seemed when his name was called at #6 by the Blazers? Obviously this isn't breaking news, but I was just thinking about this and it seemed odd at the time. He's from the west coast, played at a small college in Utah. Portland shouldn't be that much of a let down right? Who knows what was going through his head that night though.

Casey Holdahl of Blazers.com has a collection of new Portland Trail Blazers basketball cards by Panini, including this gem, an autographed Luke Babbitt that comes complete with a "snippet of game-worn fabric." The more timely and relevant pictures of the rookie cards for Damian Lillard, Meyers Leonard and Will Barton are included in the gallery too. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard Will Barton tweeted this photo of his busted face with the caption: "Today in open run. 3 stitches but I'm all good. Going hard to the rim... Look what my teammate did to me lol. 3 stitches... no pain no game." A number of Blazers are in town for what GM Neil Olshey called "voluntary offseason workouts" organized by Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter

Trey Kerby of The Basketball Jones found this photograph of Portland Trail Blazers forward Jared Jeffries and former NBA player Brad Miller with a dead alligator, the result of a hunting trip for a television show called Country Boys Outdoors. ed: text edited, bumped to front page

Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews lets his allegiance be known before Saturday's football game between Oregon and Fresno State at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks entered the game ranked No. 4 in the country. Picture via @danschroeder10 -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter

Via FlyGuyDamianLillard on Tumblr, here's a shot of Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard Damian Lillard with Detroit Pistons rookie center Andre Drummond at a recent adidas photo shoot. Hat tip: @pdxtrailblazers -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter