This isn't your typical tune-up.
And the Sixers hope it's the start of a special, not-so-typical season.
The team will play half of its upcoming four-game preseason slate overseas.
The Sixers will close their preseason with a trip to China for a pair of exhibition games against No. 3 overall pick Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the NBA China Games 2018.
The two teams will first square off at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 a.m. and then again at the Shenzhen Universiade Center in Shenzhen on Monday, Oct. 8, at 8 a.m. Broadcast information for those games is TBD.
This will be first time in Sixers franchise history that the team will be playing in China.
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Before their trip to China, the Sixers will play two games at the Wells Fargo Center. First, they'll welcome the NBL's Melbourne United on Friday, Sept. 28 (7 p.m./NBCSP+), and then No. 6 overall pick Mo Bamba and the Orlando Magic on Monday, Oct. 1 (7 p.m/NBCSP).
The Sixers kick off their regular season on the NBA's opening night against the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 16 (8 p.m./TNT). Their home opener is two nights later against the Bulls on Friday, Oct. 18 (7 p.m./TNT).
