While in Las Vegas for the NBA’s summer league, I lifted weights next to Caleb from Love Island. I walked past Ja Rule. I was informed by a waitress at an airport Chili’s that I was sitting next to a UFC champion fighter.However, before flying back to New England on Monday, I was actually in Las Vegas for work. Here is some of what I saw and heard about the Boston Celtics in the city of sin.Though the Jaylen Brown trade has been dissected as much as any Boston Celtics move in recent memory, one part of it has seemingly still been under-discussed.What will Paul George provide his new team on the court?In Las Vegas, the Celtics sounded convinced the nine-time All-Star still has some high-level basketball left to contribute. During conversations at summer league, several people within the organization brought up just how well George played against Boston in the playoffs. During seven first-round games, he averaged 17.4 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting, including 55 percent shooting on 3-point attempts. And he did that while carrying a significant defensive burden against Brown and Jayson Tatum. Derrick White said he had mixed emotions about the trade despite viewing Brown as an amazing friend and teammate.“But also getting PG, he killed us the whole series, it felt like,” White said.How the Celtics landed Mitchell RobinsonJay King and Jeshua KiddIn theory, George should fit the Celtics’ style. He will enhance some of their strengths, including defensive versatility and 3-point shooting. He could also address some of their biggest weaknesses, including a consistent inability to force turnovers. Over the course of his career, George has averaged 2.5 steals per 100 possessions, nearly one more than Brown’s mark. He would have led last season’s Celtics among all players who received real playing time. Though 36, George remains an extremely impactful defender when on the court.Of course, there are reasons George hasn’t been the primary topic of conversation in Boston since the trade. His availability has been a major issue over the last seven seasons, and his Celtics tenure is likely to be a short one, as team president of basketball operations Brad Stevens implied while making it clear the team doesn’t want to commit 70 percent of the salary cap to two players. Well into his 30s, George doesn’t fit into the Celtics’ long-term plans as well as, um, optionality does.Still, the Celtics sound hopeful that the newcomer can help quite a bit. Even Brown has pointed out how well George played in the playoffs, saying on a recent live stream that George has “a lot left in the tank.”Based on the buzz in Las Vegas, the feeling in Boston is similar.