Dallas Mavericks 2025-26 Season Preview
The new-look Dallas Mavericks are just about set to tip off their 2025-26 season. Led by Anthony Davis with No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg in tow, the Mavericks start their season in style with a matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the longtime rival San Antonio Spurs.
The Dallas Morning News has been on hand virtually the entire preseason in the lead-up to the season opener. Below you’ll find details on how to watch the first game of the Mavericks season, along with ticket information and a heaping amount of our Mavs preseason content.
Will the Mavericks get back to the playoffs? Will Flagg win Rookie of the Year? The long journey starts on Wednesday.
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How to Watch the Mavericks-Spurs Game
When: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.
Where: American Airlines Center
TV: ESPN; Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 97.1 FM; Spanish: 99.1 FM
Ticket Information
There are still single-game tickets available for the opener on both the Mavericks’ website and on secondary markets like StubHub and Seat Geek.
Tickets to the upper bowl of the arena start at around $52. Lower bowl tickets start at around $205.
Preseason Content
— Mavs have no issue with Cooper Flagg running the show despite being youngest player in NBA
— 2025-26 NBA betting odds: What are the Dallas Mavericks’ championship, awards odds?
— What could propel Mavericks back to the NBA Finals? A trio of veteran coaches, perhaps
— Dallas Mavericks sign head coach Jason Kidd to multi-year contract extension
— Moussa Cisse, through energy and effort, earns a spot on Mavericks’ season-opening roster
— After injury ravaged season, Mavericks’ new medical staff looks to turn team’s fortunes
— Mavericks’ Jason Kidd is prioritizing these 3 principles as Dallas’ preseason kicks off
— When will Dallas Mavericks wear throwback Hardwood Classic uniforms this season?
Flagg admitted he felt several emotions ahead of his first official NBA game.
Experts from various national outlets aren’t overly bullish on Nico Harrison’s Mavericks in the post-Luka Doncic era.
The questionable gamble of trading Doncic needs to pay off quickly given the state of the roster.
Washington’s role on the team was altered when Dallas stunningly landed Cooper Flagg in the NBA Draft Lottery.
Lively II, a 2023 first-round draft pick
