{"id":184649,"date":"2025-10-02T09:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/184649\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:22:14","slug":"the-dallas-mavericks-have-landed-in-vancouver-and-heres-what-theyre-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/184649\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dallas Mavericks have landed in Vancouver and here&#8217;s what they&#8217;re up to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quinn Hughes and Thomas M\u00fcller have some company among the most recognizable athletes in Vancouver this week.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA\u2019s Dallas Mavericks have landed in Vancouver for training camp. They\u2019re practicing at SFU in Burnaby and are beginning to get spotted at other locations around the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavs will be practicing daily at SFU until Saturday, before they head back to Texas for their first preseason game on Monday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Dallas Mavericks have arrived to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SFU<\/a> for training camp <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lruMdtkSAq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lruMdtkSAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobTheHockeyGuy\/status\/1973160641277075793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@gwendilyn.24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gwendilyn.24?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@gwendilyn.24<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>AD WAVED TO US \ud83d\ude42\u200d\u2195\ufe0f\ud83d\ude42\u200d\u2195\ufe0f <a title=\"dallasmavs\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dallasmavs?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#dallasmavs<\/a> <a title=\"hoopersoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hoopersoftiktok?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#hoopersoftiktok<\/a> <a title=\"nba\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nba?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#nba<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Ms. Jackson (Instrumental) - Outkast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Ms-Jackson-Instrumental-6881756530639652866?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c Ms. Jackson (Instrumental) \u2013 Outkast<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dallas isn\u2019t the only NBA franchise that will be in Vancouver this month, as the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/raptors-vancouver-nba-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">play a preseason game at Rogers Arena<\/a> on Monday, Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of Mavs were spotted outside of the confines of SFU, as D\u2019Angelo Russell and Max Christie Jr. played a round of golf at Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like some Dallas Mavericks players went golfing on the North Shore \u26f3\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: mchristiejr\/Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZuV20gEl3\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sZuV20gEl3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobTheHockeyGuy\/status\/1973452739935084947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a tough 2024-25 season, perhaps the Mavericks wanted to get out of the spotlight. They posted a 39-43 record last season and traded away Luka Doncic, one of the best players in the league.<\/p>\n<p>However, they aren\u2019t lacking star power, as Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are all on the team. They also have 18-year-old star Cooper Flagg, who was selected first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2198087\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2198087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cooper-flagg-mavericks-vancouver-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"Cooper Flagg Mavericks Vancouver\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2198087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cooper Flagg is embarking on his first NBA training camp in Vancouver (@dallasmavs\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of Canadians in the organization, including 34-year-old veteran Dwight Powell and assistant coach Jay Triano.<\/p>\n<p>This is a homecoming for Triano, the former Toronto Raptors head coach. Triano is an SFU basketball legend, having his No. 12 retired by the school back in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>You might also like:<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/raptors-pop-up-vancouver-restaurant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/raptors-pop-up-vancouver-restaurant<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quinn Hughes and Thomas M\u00fcller have some company among the most recognizable athletes in Vancouver this week. 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