Jalen Brunson, who suffered a severe ankle sprain last week, left the team for the rest of the road trip to continue his recovery. The Knicks play three more games on the trip — at Sacramento, Portland and Golden State. The Knicks said they’ll provide an update on the injury around March 21.

“While he did joke about wanting to see Nikola Jokic as the future face of the Knicks, it seems like Giannis would make a great choice alongside their core of players like Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart. However, acquiring Giannis will cost them a highly talented player themselves.”