Giannis Antetokoumnpo, a former two-time MVP and one of the NBA's premiere players, was happy about Doncic going to America's second-largest media market. He joked about wanting more European stars such as Doncic in bigger media markets.

Count Nikola Jokic as a believer in the Knicks. After absorbing a 122-112 defeat at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, the three-time NBA MVP touted the Knicks as legitimate title contenders.

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. The Knicks beat Jokic's Denver Nuggets 122-112 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.