If anyone was going to muse on minutes in the NBA, it was New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. With Thibodeau on the run as a frequent target of the so-called "minutes police," one of the NBA's latest proposed rule changes seems like a perfect talking point for the Knicks boss: during a Wednesday appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show,

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.

New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.