Ex-NBA Star Makes Bold Prediction About Paul George Replacing Jaylen Brown

Boston Celtics fans will be over the moon if Gilbert Arenas turns out to be correct.

On the latest episode of " Gil's Arena ," the three-time All-Star discussed Paul George 's fit in Boston with former NBA players DeMarcus Cousins , Evan Turner , Brendan Haywood and Iman Shumpert .

It didn't take long for the discussion to turn into a debate about how George compares to Jaylen Brown , and Arenas turned up the heat with a scorching take.

"Offensively, they will be better," Arenas said about the Celtics . "[George] is a natural scorer."

Arenas then doubled down, leaving his co-hosts stunned.

"Offensively, Paul George's game on a 5-out? What did he do when he came back from the 25-game suspension? The sh— he is taking accidentally makes him about 25 again."

Arenas was referring to the 25-game suspension George served last season for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy.

After returning from his suspension, George averaged 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals over his final 10 games of the regular season. He then played a key role in Philadelphia 's first-round series win over the Celtics in the playoffs.

It's quite the take from Arenas considering Brown averaged 28.7 points per game last season. Boston was also a very good offensive team the last two seasons, finishing second in the NBA in offensive rating in both 2024-25 and 2025-26 .

What "better" looks like is unclear, but there's no doubt Arenas expects big things from George in Boston.