The Dallas Mavericks are hitting up their 10-game mini-plan season-ticket holders from last year, trying to lock them in for the 2026-27 season, but get this: the team is absolutely trying to sneak something shady into these plans. We are talking a straight-up deception, one that just adds to the long list of gaffes and controversies from the Adelson-Dumont Regime.
The “Weekend Plan” Has a Baseline Runner Hiding in Plain Sight
Last year, the mini-plan options were crystal clear. Take the 3-Point Plan, for example: the earliest game date you’d see was the October 22 season-opener against the San Antonio Spurs. That’s a regular-season game, folks. But for the upcoming 2026-27 season, the new “Weekend Plan” is trying to pull a fast one. They’re trying to fit in an October 16 preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks, slipping it right behind your defense like no one would notice. It’s a classic bait and switch, pure and simple, and it speaks volumes about what they think of their loyal fan base.
Fans Aren’t Feeble-Minded, And the Mavericks’ Own Terms Prove It
This sleight of hand hasn’t gone unnoticed, thank goodness. One frustrated fan took to Reddit, laying out the whole dirty scheme and pointing out how ridiculous it is to call a package with a preseason game a “10-game ticket pack.” Here’s the kicker: the Mavericks’ *own* Club Maverick Terms and Conditions specifically define a “Game Ticket” as a ticket to a regular-season game. So, when fans buy a 10-game plan and one of those tickets is for a preseason exhibition, it’s totally fair to ask why they aren’t getting 10 *regular-season* “Game Tickets” as per the team’s own legal document! This Redditor isn’t having it, asking if the team thinks fans are “feeble-minded” enough to accept a “cheapo preseason game” just so the team can keep those “high dollar weekend games” off the table. They even called out several weekend games not included, like the Spurs on Saturday, October 24, Rockets on Friday, October 30 or January 31, Pistons on Friday, January 29, and Lakers on Sunday, February 28. Talk about getting shortchanged!
Deja Vu: Has the Team Tried This Before?
What makes this even wilder is that this isn’t the first time the Mavericks have tried this trick. Leading up to the 2022-23 season, 10-game plan holders also had a preseason game shoved into their package. And guess what? It raised the exact same issues about the definition of a “game ticket.” Back then, the Mavericks eventually had to backpedal, replacing the preseason game with a regular-season one. Now, with the Adelson-Dumont Regime at the helm, it begs the question: are they seriously trying the same thing again? Fans need to stay sharp and hold the team accountable. The 2026-27 mini-plans aren’t even available to the general public yet, so if you’re a “Mavs Insider,” keep your eyes peeled for this kind of shady business and demand what you’re paying for.
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Originally reported by Mavs Moneyball.
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