The Dallas Mavericks released their 2018-19 regular season schedule Friday afternoon. Their 82-game journey begins on the road against the Phoenix Suns on October 17. That game will be broadcast on ESPN. In fact, the Mavs will play a few games in front of a national audience this season.
Dallas will appear on ESPN twice, against the aforementioned Suns and also against the Atlanta Hawks on October 24. Seeing Luka Doncic face his fellow top-five draft pick peers in DeAndre Ayton and Trae Young, especially after the two were swapped on draft night, will be appealing to some.