Celtics’ Jaylen Brown says trading Thomas “changes the whole dynamic, the whole culture”

It was a bold stroke by the Celtics’ Danny Ainge — he traded away Isaiah Thomas for Kyrie Irving. On paper, the moves makes sense — Irving is younger, taller, locked in for a couple of years on his contract (Thomas is a free agent next summer), and Irving is not injured right now while Thomas is. Jaylen Brown told Complex Magazine he sees the opportunity but said deal changes the Celtics’ culture.

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  Jaylen Brown says he's confused by Kyrie-Isaiah trade: 'What is Celtic basketball?'

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  Kyrie Irving is still being passive-aggressive towards LeBron James

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Caddie takes us behind scenes of epic Open duel between Kuchar, Spieth

The symphony builds steadily throughout a Sunday morning at a major championship. It’s a distinctive sound. Almost therapeutic. Thwack. Thwack. Thwack. One well-struck range ball after another. The melody wanes into mid-afternoon quiet, and suddenly a caddie is left with the realization there are just two players left on the driving range and a 2:30 p.m. tee time to make. He doesn’t know what the next 18 holes at Royal Birkdale will hold, but he knows one absolute truth. “Four hours from now, something great is going to happen to one of you two,” John Wood said. The veteran PGA Tour caddie could not have known one of the most memorable, surreal rounds in major-championship history would precede