By james art 
Irving had 22 points (9-22 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, five assists and three steals in 39 minutes during Saturday’s 114-102 loss to the Suns.
Irving wasn’t at his best shooting Saturday and needed 22 shots to score 22 points, but still finished as the Mavericks’ second-leading scorer behind Luka Doncic, who had a 40-point performance. Irving’s role as the Mavericks’ second option on offense is all but sealed despite the addition of Klay Thompson, and Irving should be a reliable source of fantasy production regardless of the format of your league — even if he has some poor shooting results from time to time.