Rowan Kavner

PLAYA VISTA, Calif. - The Clippers’ busy international preseason schedule now includes a trip to Canada.

In addition to going to China this preseason, the NBA officially announced the Clippers will be one of five teams to take part in the fourth annual NBA Canada Series, which will feature an all-time high four preseason games between NBA teams in Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

The Clippers are participating in the NBA Canada Series for the first time, playing one game against the Raptors in Vancouver at Rogers Arena on Oct. 4. The Bulls and Wizards are also taking part in one game apiece as part of the series, while the Raptors will play three games and the Timberwolves will play two games.

The Bulls square off against the Timberwolves at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Oct. 10. Minnesota will also play the Raptors at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Oct. 14, and the Raptors will also take on the Wizards at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Oct. 23.

Tickets for all four games will go on sale June 6. Those interested in more information about tickets can visit www.nba.com/canadaseriestix. A promo for the NBA Canada Series can be found here.

In addition to the games, the NBA Canada series will also celebrate basketball with interactive fan events and NBA Cares community outreach programs designed to further develop the game in Canada. This year will be the first that an NBA All-Star Weekend will be held outside the United States, as Toronto was awarded NBA All-Star 2016.

This will mark the first preseason game the Clippers have played in Vancouver since 1999. Only two years later, the Grizzlies moved from Vancouver to Memphis. The last time the Clippers played a regular season game in Vancouver against the Grizzlies was in April 2001.

The NBA already announced the Clippers’ involvement in the NBA Global Games China 2015. They’ll play against the Hornets on Oct. 11 in the first ever NBA game in Shenzhen and again on Oct. 14 in Shanghai. It’ll be the Clippers’ second visit to China after taking part in the Global Games in 2012. The Clippers have also played recent international preseason games in Mexico City in 2010 and in Russia in 2006.