DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced their 2016 preseason schedule today, which tips off on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 pm in Shreveport, La., against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The 2016 preseason schedule will see Dallas play three home games at American Airlines Center, two games at opposing NBA arenas and two neutral site games.

The Mavericks will open up their home preseason slate when they battle the Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Center on Oct. 3 at 7:30 pm. The remaining two home games for Dallas will be against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 11 and the Houston Rockets on Oct. 19.

In addition to opening up the preseason against the Pelicans in Shreveport on Oct. 1, the Mavericks will also take on the Milwaukee Bucks (Oct. 8) on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. This second neutral site game will be played at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.

The Mavericks’ final two preseason road tests will be at Phoenix on Oct. 14 before they conclude the exhibition season at Denver on Oct. 21.

Four of the seven exhibition games will be locally televised. FOXSports Southwest will air the Oklahoma City (Oct. 11) and Denver (Oct. 21) games while TXA-21 will televise the Charlotte (Oct. 3) and Houston (Oct. 19) contests. All of the preseason games can be heard on ESPN 103.3 FM and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes (1540 AM).

Following preseason play, Dallas tips off the 2016-17 regular season on the road against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The Mavericks home opener is slated for Friday, Oct. 28 when the Houston Rockets travel to Dallas.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through mavs.com or by calling 214-747-MAVS.

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