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.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA MVP rankings, Nikola Jokic's triple-double average can't be ignored.

Jokic had high praise for this Knicks' squad and their championship aspirations. Jokic knows a thing or two about championship-level teams, as a champion and Finals MVP himself.

Over the past few games, Nikola Jokic has been absurd basketball. Some of the stats that the Nuggets superstar has been putting up have been absolutely unreal. On Monday night against the Chicago Bulls,