Most NBA fans saw this day coming, but if you are the players involved it doesn’t make it any easier. Ever since the emergence of Paul George for the Pacers while Danny Granger has missed the better part of the past two seasons, the writing was on the wall for George to replace him as the star of the team. With the Pacers playing so well with and without Granger, the trade they made yesterday only made sense. George, who was pretty much mentored by Granger ever since the Pacers drafted him made a heartfelt post to his Instagram shortly after the trade. Hit the jump.

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