The way things are set up, the Knicks have a three-year window to compete for a title with their current group.

J.R. Smith, for one, believes they can get it done — possibly as soon as this season.

In an interview with ESPNNewYork.com this weekend, Smith said he thinks that the Knicks, on paper, have the talent to win a championship, something the franchise hasn’t done in 40 years.

“Right now with the talent we have, what it says on paper is championship all day. But it’s a matter of us going out there and doing it,” Smith said after appearing at an event in Harlem at Nike’s House of Hoops to promote/give away some Nike sneakers to children.

via Ian Begley of ESPN New York