The Dallas Mavericks have issued an interesting announcement about their impending 2025-26 season.
Per The Stein Line’s Marc Stein, the Mavericks have unveiled their full, four-game preseason schedule. As befits the preseason, multiple games will transpire in non-NBA arenas.
The Mavericks have now officially announced that they are holding training camp in Vancouver, confirming this recent @DLLS_Sports report by saying they’ll be at Simon Fraser University from Sept. 30-Oct. 4 and releasing their four-game preseason schedule. https://t.co/fEVgoYUdIK pic.twitter.com/mwrjN5jdyu
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 30, 2025
The action will tip off against the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, October 6, at 7:30 p.m. CT. The action will take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, 36 miles away from Dallas’ normal homecourt, American Airlines Arena.
Next up for the Mavericks, after a five-day layoff, will be a clash with the Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Center on October 11. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Dallas will travel for its last two preseason games — an October 13 meeting with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake, scheduled for 8 p.m. CT, and an October 15 encounter with ex-Maverick Luka Doncic’s Los Angeles Lakers at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That L.A. meeting will tip off at 9 p.m. CT.
Dallas also revealed that it will hold its training camp in Vancouver this season, Simon Fraser University, from September 30-October 4.
The Mavericks offloaded Doncic, plus veteran bigs Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris, for a package led by 10-time All-Star center/power forward Anthony Davis (who’s six years older than Doncic and lacks his upside), shooting guard Max Christie, and a single future first-round pick in 2029.
Sans the superstar who had brought them to the NBA Finals just the season prior, the Lakers fell in disarray. Davis and fellow aging All-Star Kyrie Irving both got hurt soon after the trade. Irving’s injury was worse — he tore his ACL, and could miss a major chunk of 2025-26. The Mavericks, saddled with a mismatched roster that had been designed for Doncic and Irving, fell into the lottery.
But that’s when their luck shifted.
Dallas rocketed up the draft lottery, snaring the rights to the No. 1 pick, which the team used on Duke superstar forward Cooper Flagg. The 18-year-old’s addition will totally reset the Mavericks’ upside long-term, even if his short-term fit with the old All-Stars may not be particularly smooth.
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