Paul George has introduced himself as a Boston Celtic following the blockbuster trade that sent Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. George understood the fans\u2019 reaction: \u201cI understand how huge JB was not only for the organization but here in the city. I didn\u2019t take it personally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The eight-time All-Star does not view himself as Brown\u2019s replacement and plans to complement Jayson Tatum. \u201cI\u2019m not here to steal the shine or reinvent who I am,\u201d George said. \u201cI\u2019m here to help JT, and he\u2019s the guy.\u201d Boston\u2019s spacing and high-IQ approach should also suit his game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After appearing in only 41 and 37 games over the past two seasons, George spent the summer training instead of rehabilitating: \u201cI feel amazing. It\u2019s almost like a rebirth.\u201d At 36, winning his first NBA championship remains his primary motivation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Boston\u2019s new forward says he is not replacing Jaylen Brown and feels fully healthy after two injury-plagued seasons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":371685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[399],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-515988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n