Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Luka Doncic in LA, LeBron James reunites with Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving in Dallas.

With Lively on track and Davis healthy following his own off-season surgery for a detached retina, the Mavericks head into training camp with legitimate championship ambitions. Dallas will lean on a frontcourt rotation featuring Davis, Lively, Daniel Gafford, and top draft pick Cooper Flagg.

The NBA has released the full regular season schedule for the 2025-26 season, and the Dallas Mavericks are looking to rebound. A year after making the NBA Finals, they missed the playoffs entirely after injuries and the infamous Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade.

Learn how Luka Doncic's body changes this offseason reflects the Dallas Mavericks' past conditioning concerns.

Here are six takeaways from the Mavericks’ 2025-26 regular season schedule:

The teams now forever intertwined by last season's shocking trade are set to match up four times next season, beginning with an NBA Cup matchup in Los Angeles on Nov. 28. However, Dallas fans will have to wait until Jan. 24 to again welcome Doncic back to Texas when the teams face off for the second time.

Los Angeles Lakers and Team Slovenia fans were holding their breaths Saturday, when five-time All-NBA L.A. superstar guard Luka Doncic suffered a right knee con

Kamenetzky brothers shared the Mavericks' unprofessional treatment of Luka Doncic, which might be the reason for his trade to the Lakers.