Although the 2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers season is over, there is still plenty to look forward to as fans gear up for their first full season with Luka Doncic on the roster. One date that the 26-year-old Slovenian superstar can circle on his calendar is coming up in just five months: the Lakers will face the Dallas Mavericks during a preseason game in October,

According to a report by NBA insider Marc Stein, the Mavericks and Lakers are lining up to play a preseason game against each other in October prior to the start of the new season. The game would be played in Las Vegas,

Luka Doncic’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers was a rollercoaster, to say the least. The Dallas Mavericks inexplicably shipped out Doncic for a trade package built around Anthony Davis, but the Lakers wound up being the clear winners of the deal as they finished with the third seed while the Mavericks missed the playoffs.