The Big Apple provides one of the biggest stages for the NBA’s stars to shine. Unfortunately, the New York Knicks don’t have many of them on their current roster.

Last season, Julius Randle had the appearance of one. Unfortunately, he regressed considerably in 2021-22. The big man’s scoring dropped from 24.1 points per game to 20.1. His three-point accuracy has particularly plummeted, connecting on 41.1% of his tries last season and only 30.8% this year.

The Knicks have fallen with him. A 37-45, they won’t be participating in this year’s play-in tournament after making a spirited playoff run last season. That’s a drop from elite to downright awful.

Change is probably coming. The Knicks have a decent asset base of young players and draft capital if they try to trade for a star this offseason.

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Acquiring another dynamic offensive player could lessen the defensive pressure Randle faces from opposing defenses on a nightly basis. It would be interesting to see how he fared as a second banana.

Here are three deals the New York Knicks should consider that would relegate Randle to that status.