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Mavericks release full NBA regular season schedule, starting with Spurs and Wembanyama
The Dallas Mavericks’ schedule for the 2024-25 regular season is no longer a mystery.
After a slow trickle of marquee games over the last several days, the NBA officially revealed the full regular season schedule Thursday afternoon.
The Mavericks, the defending Western Conference champions, will begin the season Oct. 24 when Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs visit American Airlines Center, a reversal of last year’s season opener in San Antonio.
It’ll be a Texas Showdown between two revamped teams in the Southwest Division. It marks the debut of the newly formed trio of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, while Wembanyama will have a new co-star in veteran guard Chris Paul.
The Mavericks will take their new Big 3 on the road for the first time on Oct. 26 against the Phoenix Suns and another Big 3: Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
The Mavericks finished 50-32 last season, fifth in the Western Conference, before they went on an improbable, electric run to the NBA Finals. They’ll have two rematches with the Boston Celtics, who captured the Larry O’Brien trophy in five games, on Jan. 25 in Dallas and Feb. 6 in Boston.
Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison told The Dallas Morning News in July that he’s looking forward to seeing how the team responds to last season’s success. Any team that’s fresh off a Finals run will likely receive every team’s best shot.
“You’re no longer hunting people,” Harrison said. “They’re going to be hunting. So how do you respond? Do we finish games off? Does everybody come in shape, ready to go? That’s the type of stuff I’m excited to see.”
Seven of the Mavericks’ first nine games are at home, which includes a five-game homestand – the first of two during the season. That serves as a calm before the storm because Dallas will embark on a brutal stretch of 11 of 15 games on the road throughout the majority of November. The Mavericks will also end the season playing 12 of their final 20 games on the road.
Here are a few takeaways from the Mavericks’ schedule, followed by the complete list of games, times and TV info.
National TV appearances
Dallas is scheduled to play on national television 30 times, including nine on TNT, nine on ESPN, seven on NBA TV and five on ABC.
Locally, the Mavericks are waiting to see what happens with Bally Sports Southwest, whose parent company, Diamond Sports Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Minority shareholder Mark Cuban said at an event last week, according to WFAA-TV, that if Bally doesn’t renew its contract with the Mavericks, which appears likely, the franchise will do what it can to maximize distribution.
One option could be partnering with the Stars, who ended their rights agreement with Bally and will launch a direct-to-consumer streaming app, Victory+, that will allow in-market fans to watch games for free this season.
Back-to-backs
The Mavericks are scheduled for 13 back-to-backs:
- Five are home-to-road.
- Four begin and end on the road.
- Two begin and end at home.
- One is road-to-home.
- Four don’t require any travel.
On the road
Dallas’ longest road trip is five games, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, against New Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Boston.
The Mavericks also have two four-game trips.
Home cooking
The Mavericks’ longest homestands are two five-game stints from Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and Feb. 8 to Feb. 21.
Complete schedule
October
Thu. Oct. 24: San Antonio, 6:30, TNT
Sat. Oct. 26: @ Phoenix, 9:00
Mon. Oct. 28: Utah, 7:30
Tue. Oct. 29: @ Minnesota, 6:30, TNT
Thu. Oct. 31: Houston, 7:30
November
Sun. Nov. 3: Orlando, 6:30
Mon. Nov. 4: Indiana, 8:45
Wed. Nov. 6: Chicago, 7:30
Fri. Nov. 8: Phoenix, 6:30, ESPN
Sun. Nov. 10: @ Denver, 7:00
Tue. Nov. 12: @ Golden State (NBA Cup group play), 9:00, TNT
Thu. Nov. 14: @ Utah, 8:00, NBA TV
Sat. Nov. 16: San Antonio, 7:30, NBA TV
Sun. Nov. 17: @ Oklahoma City, 6:00
Tue. Nov. 19: New Orleans (NBA Cup group play), 7:30
Fri. Nov. 22: @ Denver (NBA Cup group play), 9:00, ESPN
Sun. Nov. 24: @ Miami, 5:00
Mon. Nov. 25: @ Atlanta, 6:30, NBA TV
Wed. Nov. 27: New York, 6:30, ESPN
Sat. Nov. 30: @ Utah, 8:30
December
Sun. Dec. 1: @ Portland, 8:00
Tue. Dec. 3: Memphis, 7:30 (NBA Cup group play)
Thu. Dec. 5: @ Washington, 6:00
Sat. Dec. 7: @ Toronto, 6:30
Dec. 10-17: NBA Cup
Thu. Dec. 19: LA Clippers, 7:30
Sat. Dec. 21: LA Clippers, 7:30
Mon. Dec. 23: Portland, 7:30
Wed. Dec. 25: Minnesota, 1:30, ABC
Fri. Dec. 27: @ Phoenix, 8:00
Sat. Dec. 28: @ Portland, 9:00
Mon. Dec. 30: @ Sacramento, 9:00, NBA TV
January
Wed. Jan. 1: @ Houston, 7:00
Fri. Jan. 3: Cleveland, 7:30
Mon. Jan. 6: @ Memphis, 7:00
Tue. Jan. 7: LA Lakers, 6:30, TNT
Thu. Jan. 9: Portland, 7:30
Sun. Jan. 12: Denver, 2:00
Tue. Jan. 14: Denver, 8:30, TNT
Wed. Jan. 15: @ New Orleans, 7:00
Fri. Jan. 17: Oklahoma City, 7:30
Mon. Jan. 20: @ Charlotte, 11:00, NBA TV
Wed. Jan. 22: Minnesota, 6:30, ESPN
Thu. Jan. 23: @ Oklahoma City, 7:00
Sat. Jan. 25: Boston, 4:30, ABC
Mon. Jan. 27: Washington, 7:30
Wed. Jan. 29: @ New Orleans, 7:00
Fri. Jan. 31: @ Detroit, 6:00
February
Sun. Feb. 2: @ Cleveland, 2:30
Tue. Feb. 4: @ Philadelphia, 6:30, TNT
Thu. Feb. 6: @ Boston, 6:30, TNT
Sat. Feb. 8: Houston, 2:00
Mon. Feb. 10: Sacramento, 7:30
Wed. Feb. 12: Golden State, 8:30, ESPN
Thu. Feb. 13: Miami, 7:30
Feb. 14-16: NBA All-Star 2025, San Francisco Bay Area
Fri. Feb. 21: New Orleans, 8:30, ESPN
Sun. Feb. 23: @ Golden State, 2:30, ABC
Tue. Feb. 25: @ LA Lakers, 9:00, TNT
Thu. Feb. 27: Charlotte, 7:30
March
Sat. March 1: Milwaukee, 7:30
Mon. March 3 Sacramento, 7:30
Wed. March 5: @ Milwaukee, 8:30, ESPN
Fri. March 7: Memphis, 6:30, ESPN
Sun. March 9: Phoenix, 2:30, ABC
Mon. March 10: @ San Antonio, 7:30
Wed. March 12: @ San Antonio, 7:00
Fri. March 14: @ Houston, 7:00
Sun. March 16: Philadelphia, 12:00, ABC
Wed. March 19: @ Indiana, 6:00
Fri. March 21: Detroit, 7:30
Mon. March 24: @ Brooklyn, 6:30
Tue. March 25: @ New York, 6:30, TNT
Thu. March 27: @ Orlando, 6:00, NBA TV
Sat. March 29: @ Chicago, 7:00
Mon. March 31: Brooklyn, 7:30
April
Wed. April 2: Atlanta, 7:30
Fri. April 4: @ LA Clippers, 9:30
Sat. April 5: @ LA Clippers, 9:30, NBA TV
Wed. April 9: LA Lakers, 6:30, ESPN
Fri. April 11: Toronto, 7:30
Sun. April 13: @ Memphis, 2:30
Mavericks radio
The Mavericks’ flagship radio station, 97.1 The Eagle, will continue to broadcast all of the team’s games. Each game will also be available via live stream on iHeartRadio.com and in Spanish on Zona MX 99.1 [KFZO].
Behold the 2026 Dallas Cowboys schedule.
We knew coming into Thursday that the Cowboys would be on the road to take on the New York Giants in the season opener on Sunday Night Football, that Dallas is “hosting” the Baltimore Ravens in Brazil in Week 3, and that the Philadelphia Eagles would be in town for Thanksgiving Day. Now we know it all.
Among the first things that jump to mind is that bye week is late. Dallas isn’t on bye until Week 14, the Sunday of that week is December 13th for full perspective.
The Cowboys also only play twice in their own building, thanks to the Brazil game, before November. Sometimes those weird quirks show up in schedules and this is certainly one of them.
It is interesting to see that the NFL gave Dallas the longest amount of rest possible after their Thanksgiving tilt. It hasn’t been uncommon for the league to have the Cowboys play on consecutive Thursdays, but perhaps that is a thing of the past.
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On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved funding that will replace highway exit signs and road signs marking Lamar Street with new signage honoring Botham Jean, the 26-year-old Dallas accountant who was fatally shot in his own apartment by an off-duty Dallas police officer in 2018.
The $180,500 in funding for 13 signs to be installed by the Texas Department of Transportation is the final step in the street renaming that was unanimously approved by the council in 2021. The new signs will be placed at exits along Interstate 45, State Highway 310 and U.S. Highway 175.
Already, Botham Jean Boulevard signs run along the road in the Cedars, where Jean lived before he was killed.
“This street on which he chose to live and the street on which he died can serve as a lasting memory of the upstanding resident who loved Dallas so much,” his mother, Allison Jean, told the council in 2021.
Jean was shot by Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, after she entered his apartment believing it was her own. A Dallas jury found Guyger guilty of murder in 2019 and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. She has also been ordered to pay the Jean family nearly $100 million in a civil trial, which accused her of using excessive force.
The Jean family is seeking restitution from the city of Dallas because they argue that Dallas, as Guyger’s former employer, had a duty to defend Guyger and pay out claims brought against her. The Jean family filed suit against the city in April of this year.
On Wednesday, city council member Adam Bazaldua stated that the continued remembrance of Jean’s name is a reminder that “no one is above the law.”
“This has never simply been about changing street signs; it has always been about commemorating a life that was taken too soon,” said Bazaldua. “When driving down Botham Jean Boulevard, we are reminded of the thousands of lives lost across the country each year to senseless gun violence.”
Bazaldua said that once city leaders were made aware that some signs from the initial 2021 street name change had not materialized, the horseshoe took steps to correct the oversight “somewhat promptly.” But he acknowledged that Wednesday’s funding came on the heels of community advocacy urging the project’s completion.
Community leader Yafeuh Balogun said his organization, Community Movement Builders, began asking the city for the updated signs in September 2025. Addressing the council ahead of Wednesday’s vote, Balogun encouraged the horseshoe to vote in favor of the funds because it “would make no sense” to not follow through with the street renaming approved years ago.
“I think this is very powerful simply because driving here today, I still saw the Lamar Street Signs,” Balogun said. “I remember how powerful it was back in 2021 when the city council voted to rename Lamar Street to Botham Jean. I’d like to keep that legacy going.”
We’re less than a month out from the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and North Texans volunteering in the event have received their uniforms. FOX 4’s Peyton Yager has more on that and the new hospitality tickets released today.
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