More from the NBA's longest-ever preseason trip

My weekly radio show in Dallas had to be pre-empted today for the first time in show history because of college football coverage ... so I'm sharing much of the planned material in written form here

MADRID — No team in NBA history has played more preseason games abroad on a single trip, or logged more air miles, than the 2023-24 Dallas Mavericks.

It is not a distinction, truth be told, they are likely to look back on with deep fondness.

That much was clear by Thursday morning, when the weary Mavericks made their return journey to Dallas after 10-plus days in the United Arab Emirates and Spain ... on their third long-haul flight to get where they needed to be and back.

I arrived in Madrid a few hours before the Mavericks did and shadowed them throughout their España stay. Since my Saturday radio show on 97.1 (FM) The Freak in Dallas presented by Panini Trading Cards and Collectibles had to be pre-empted today for the first time in show history because of North Texas University football coverage, I'm going to try to make it up to the local listeners with an insider breakdown of the trip here: