The Dallas Mavericks will open the 2023-2024 season on the road against top draft pick Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, the NBA announced Thursday.
The game on October 25 will be one of 28 nationally televised games for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks will play on Christmas Day on December 25 against the Phoenix Suns. Both games will be on ESPN.
Dallas will be playing in the NBA’s first In-Season Tournament. Those games will be at the Denver Nuggets (November 3), vs. the Los Angeles Clippers (November 10), at the New Orleans Pelicans (November 14), and vs. the Houston Rockets. All four games will count toward the Mavs’ regular-season record.
Here is the full schedule:
— October 25, 2023: at San Antonio Spurs
— October 27, 2023: vs. Brooklyn Nets
— October 30, 2023: at Memphis Grizzlies
— November 1, 2023: vs Chicago Bulls
— November 3, 2023: at Denver Nuggets
— November 5, 2023: vs. Charlotte Hornets
— November 6, 2023: at Orlando Magic
— November 8, 2023: vs. Toronto Raptors
— November 10, 2023: vs. LA Clippers
— November 12, 2023: at New Orleans Hornets
— November 14, 2023: at New Orleans Hornets
— November 15, 2023: at Washington Wizards
— November 18, 2023: at Milwaukee Bucks
— November 19, 2023: vs. Sacramento Kings
— November 22, 2023: at Los Angeles Lakers
— November 25, 2023: at LA Clippers
— November 28, 2023: vs Houston Rockets
— December 1, 2023: vs Memphis Grizzlies
— December 2, 2023: vs Oklahoma City
— December 11, 2023: at Memphis Grizzlies
— December 12, 2023: vs LA Clippers
— December 14, 2023: at Minnesota Timberwolves
— December 16, 2023: at Portland Trail Blazers
— December 18, 2023: at Denver Nuggets
— December 20, 2023: vs LA Clippers
— December 22, 2023: at Houston Rockets
— December 23, 2023: vs San Antonio Spurs
— December 25, 2023: at Phoenix Suns
— December 27, 2023: vs Cleveland Cavaliers
— December 28, 2023: at Minnesota Timberwolves
— December 30, 2023: at Golden State Warriors
— January 1, 2024: at Utah Jazz
— January 3, 2024: vs Portland Trail Blazers
— January 5, 2024: vs Portland Trail Blazers
— January 7, 2024: vs Minnesota Timberwolves
— January 9, 2024: vs Memphis Grizzlies
— January 11, 2024: vs New York Knicks
— January 13, 2024: vs New Orleans Pelicans
— January 15, 2024: vs New Orleans Pelicans
— January 17, 2024: at Los Angeles Lakers
— January 19, 2024: at Golden State Warriors
— January 22, 2024: vs Boston Celtics
— January 24, 2024: vs Phoenix Suns
— January 26, 2024: at Atlanta Hawks
— January 27, 2024: vs Sacramento Kings
— January 29, 2024: vs Orlando Magic
— January 31, 2024: at Minnesota Timberwolves
— February 3, 2024: vs Milwaukee Bucks
— February 5, 2024: at Philadelphia 76ers
— February 6, 2024: at Brooklyn Nets
— February 8, 2024: at New York Knicks
— February 10, 2024: vs Oklahoma City Thunder
— February 12, 2024: vs Washington Wizards
— February 14, 2024: vs San Antonio Spurs
— February 22, 2024: vs Phoenix Suns
— February 25, 2024: at Indiana Pacers
— February 27, 2024: at Cleveland Cavaliers
— February 28, 2024: at Toronto Raptors
— March 1, 2024: at Boston Celtics
— March 3, 2024: vs Philadelphia 76ers
— March 5, 2024: vs Indiana Pacers
— March 7, 2024: vs Miami Heat
— March 9, 2024: at Detroit Pistons
— March 11, 2024: at Chicago Bulls
— March 13, 2024: vs Golden State
— March 14, 2024: at Oklahoma City Thunder
— March 17, 2024: vs Denver Nuggets
— March 19, 2024: at San Antonio Spurs
— March 21, 2024: vs Utah Jazz
— March 25, 2024: at Utah Jazz
— March 26, 2024: at Sacramento Kings
— March 29, 2024: at Sacramento Kings
— March 31, 2024: at Houston Rockets
— April 2, 2024: vs Golden State Warriors
— April 5, 2024: vs Atlanta Hawks
— April 7, 2024: vs Houston Rockets
— April 9, 2024: at Charlotte Hornets
— April 10, 2024: at Miami Heat
— April 12, 2024: vs Detroit Pistons
— April 14, 2024: at Oklahoma City Thunder
You also can view it month by month here.
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— Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden says his relationship with the team is beyond repair.
Harden earlier this week called 76ers President James Morey “a liar,” harkening back to their days together with the Houston Rockets.
“Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said, according to ESPN. “Let me say that again: Daryl Morey is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”
ESPN also reported that the team plans to bring him to training camp to start the season rather than trade him. The situation could cause problems for both sides.
“I’ve been patient all summer,” Harden said, per ESPN. “For me, it’s just focus on what I can control and getting ready for this season.”
— Former Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis will miss the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup because of a foot issue, the Boston Globe reported.
The 7-foot-3 Porzingis was planning to play for Latvia, but a recent MRI result, diagnosing plantar fasciitis, ruled him out.
Porzingis was traded to the Celtics this offseason by the Washington Wizards. He agreed to a two-year, $60 million contract extension.
