Star players and the New York Knicks are a combination that rarely transpires anymore. They had Carmelo Anthony as recently as 2017, but his stock faded over those final few seasons, especially as the Knicks missed the playoffs.
Before that was Amar’e Stoudemire, but injuries diminished his New York career before he could get his feet under him.
What about the players that never were, though? The Knicks were always interested in superstars, including their meeting with LeBron James in 2010, but one top name actually pondered the idea of playing in the Big Apple, per Frank Isola of The Athletic: Kobe Bryant.