Covering the Canucks for Daily Hive since 2019. Also co-host of the Locked On Canucks Podcast alongside Kyle Bhawan.

<p>Quinn Hughes and Thomas Müller have some company among the most recognizable athletes in Vancouver this week.</p>
<p>The NBA&#8217;s Dallas Mavericks have landed in Vancouver for training camp. They&#8217;re practicing at SFU in Burnaby and are beginning to get spotted at other locations around the city.</p>
<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>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Dallas Mavericks have arrived to <a href="https://twitter.com/SFU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFU</a> for training camp <a href="https://t.co/lruMdtkSAq">pic.twitter.com/lruMdtkSAq</a></p>
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<p>Dallas isn&#8217;t 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">play a preseason game at Rogers Arena</a> on Monday, Oct. 6.</p>
<p>A couple of Mavs were spotted outside of the confines of SFU, as D&#8217;Angelo Russell and Max Christie Jr. played a round of golf at Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looks like some Dallas Mavericks players went golfing on the North Shore ⛳️ </p>
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<p>&mdash; Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobTheHockeyGuy/status/1973452739935084947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<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>
<p>However, they aren&#8217;t 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>
<div id="attachment_2198087" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2198087" class="size-large wp-image-2198087" src="https://images-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com/uploads/2025/10/cooper-flagg-mavericks-vancouver-1024x853.jpg" alt="Cooper Flagg Mavericks Vancouver" width="1024" height="853" srcset="https://images-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com/uploads/2025/10/cooper-flagg-mavericks-vancouver-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https://images-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com/uploads/2025/10/cooper-flagg-mavericks-vancouver-500x417.jpg 500w, https://images-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com/uploads/2025/10/cooper-flagg-mavericks-vancouver.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-2198087" class="wp-caption-text">Cooper Flagg is embarking on his first NBA training camp in Vancouver (@dallasmavs/Instagram)</p></div>
<p>There are a couple of Canadians in the organization, including 34-year-old veteran Dwight Powell and assistant coach Jay Triano.</p>
<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>
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Vancouver

The Dallas Mavericks' training camp in Vancouver is underway, featuring a trio of NBA stars and the first overall pick from this year's draft.