Popular FOX Sports Radio host Colin Cowherd took to the airwaves on Wednesday with praise of Boston Celtics' basketball ops leader Brad Stevens following the team's 123-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

Cowherd, who is arguably the best sports radio host in the business, called Brown "talented," but had much more positive things to say about Paul George, who he said is a better fit with Jayson Tatum and better analytically. He also cited George's contract, which is less than Brown's. 

When you put all that together, Cowherd is giving Stevens his flowers for making a difficult, but savvy move. And as a result of this move, Cowherd said the Celtics were able to build a useful bench, whereas Philadelphia was not.

I'll be honest, I was someone who felt the decision to trade Brown was wrong, and I was someone who felt the return of George + draft picks was light.

Of course I knew that George is a good player. That's evidenced by his nine career All-Star Game appearances, but I was most worried about his ability to stay healthy.

It's still early in the season, but through 11 games, the Celtics are 9-2 and George is averaging 22.5 ppg. He's played in 10 of 11 games, and he'll sit out on Wednesday against Toronto in the back-end of a back-to-back.

He's also shooting well from 3-point range, as shown by his 6-of-11 on Tuesday. And he's done things that no other player in the Eastern Conference has done yet this season.

To Cowherd's point, the Celtics do have a deep roster, and that depth shines through - especially in the regular season. Derrick White, Jordan Walsh, Sam Hauser, Neemias Queta, Luka Garza and Mitchell Robinson all contribute and all can play a big role on any given night. Stevens was able to build that kind of roster with some of the cap flexibility that was freed up by moving Brown.

As mentioned, The C's will take on the Raptors on Wednesday night for the second game of the back-to-back. After that, they'll be off until Sunday when they host the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden. This will be the return of Kyrie Irving (again) to Boston and will also serve as the return of Cooper Flagg to New England.