Overview

• Dallas will open its 2025–26 campaign on October 22 at American Airlines Center against the San Antonio Spurs, marking Duke standout Cooper Flagg’s NBA debut.
• After a franchise-record five-game homestand, the Mavericks will face the Detroit Pistons at Arena CDMX in Mexico City on November 1.
• The team was drawn into West Group B of the NBA Cup alongside the Lakers, Clippers, Grizzlies and Pelicans for Nov. 7–28 group play.
• Luka Dončić, now with the Lakers, is set to return to face his former team four times—Nov. 28, Jan. 24, Feb. 12 and April 5—all in national-television slots.
• Kyrie Irving is projected to miss much of the season’s start recovering from an ACL injury, with a mid-January return expected to shift Dallas’s lineup.