After being held to just 17 points in the Knicks' win over the Nuggets on Wednesday, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic praised New York and assessed their chances at a title this season.

Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Denver Nuggets vs. New York Knicks matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday

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Coming in as underdogs, the Nuggets are a good bet here, considering they’re No. 7 in overall net rating, whereas the Knicks are No. 5. Denver is an excellent second-half team, showcasing the league’s second-best net rating, 8.8, after halftime, while having a net rating of just -0.6 in the first half.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has emerged into one of the top players in the NBA, earning himself a spot in the starting lineup in next month's All-Star Game for the first time in his career. However,

Let's review some of the worst possible trade scenarios to which the New York Knicks could agree ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline.

The New York Knicks’ bench needs another two-way scorer, and that missing piece could be a player on the Charlotte