As bad as the Jaylen Brown-Paul George trade looks on the surface, there’s something telling me that it was the right move under the circumstances, that the two-stars Brown-Tatum match wasn’t working and that something needed to change. I wish that change included trading Brown for Giannis Antetokounmpo. But that deal wasn’t meant to be. … I get Dan Shaughnessy, Gary Washburn, Zack Kram and Sam Quinn’s harsh criticisms of the trade. Jaylen Brown for 36-year-old Paul George and a slew of draft picks? That’s all they could get? But Hardwood Houdini is on to something when it writes:

It’s sad to see it go down like this, but it’s also exciting in a sense. It’s a new day in Boston. The Jays era is over. Now it’s just the Jayson Tatum era. And maybe that’s the way it should have been all along

Now if we can only get rid of Stubborn Joe. He’s the real problem on this team. I get depressed at the thought of another 3-point bombs-away season. But Brad is sticking with him… A Hub Blog reader on the Brown trade:

– Damn (and I was all in on the Giannis swap)

– Brown didn’t request a trade? 

– The 76ers kicked our ass in the playoffs without Brown and with Paul George… though we didn’t have Mitchell Robinson.

– Adding two late 30s guys and a big man with injury history says WIN NOW for new ownership.

– Cue the full-page Boston Globe farewell ad. Or save the $ and put it on Instagram?

— Paging Bill Simmons… and Jackie McMullan…