If you are a stickler for surprises, read no further. But if you are curious about the site and opponent of the Mavericks' season-opener - which most likely will be Kristaps Porzingis' first regular-season game as a Maverick - keep reading.

Friday was when NBA teams received the first drafts of their 2019-20 season schedule. Every team has several days in which to request tweaks before the tentatively-scheduled Aug. 9 announcement of all NBA schedules, but it seems highly doubtful that any of the first-draft openers will change.

According to a source who has seen the Mavericks schedule rough draft, Dallas will open the season on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at home against the Washington Wizards. According to the source, the Mavericks' second game will be on Friday, Oct. 25 at New Orleans and the game is scheduled to air nationally on ESPN.

It's little surprise that ESPN would want to show that Mavericks-Pelicans game. It will be a matchup between last season's NBA Rookie of the Year, Luka Doncic of Dallas, and the prohibitive 2019-20 Rookie of the Year favorite, Zion Williamson.

As has become commonplace in recent years, numerous leaks about the 2019-20 season have sprung since teams received the first drafts.

For instance, we know the Mavericks are not scheduled to play on Christmas Day.

Another Christmas showcase game: The Rockets will play the Warriors in San Francisco, sources told ESPN. https://t.co/CkP0jT29DK — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) August 2, 2019

We learned Friday that Porzingis' return to Madison Square Garden to face his former team, the Knicks, will occur on Nov. 14.

Sources: Dallas Mavericks All-Star Kristaps Porzingis makes his return to New York on Nov. 14 to play the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Porzingis signed a new five-year, $158M maximum deal with Dallas this summer. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2019

And we learned on Saturday that the Mavericks are not among the teams scheduled to play on opening night, Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Expected opening night of 2019-20 NBA season: Oct. 22, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.



Planned games for opening night: Los Angeles Lakers/LA Clippers and Toronto Raptors/New Orleans Pelicans. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 3, 2019

The Mavericks have yet to announce their five-game preseason schedule, but based on announcements made by other teams and the previously-announced Dallas-Clippers game in Vancouver, we know the Mavericks will open preseason play on Oct. 8 against Oklahoma City in Tulsa.