Two NBA dynasties featured non-superstars in starring roles. Could today’s Knicks form a third?

What if the Knicks’ long-awaited messiah wasn’t a player, but a president?

Jalen Brunson doesn’t fit the profile of a savior — one of many reasons to believe in him.

Welcome to our second Knicktion: Knicks-based fiction. In the first part of this two-part series, Shwinnypooh and Knicks Illustrated imagine a world where the Knicks balked at Denver’s asking price for Carmelo Anthony in 2011, letting him instead go to their crosstown rival.

The Knicks have been one of the more futile franchises in sport for a good chunk of their history — that means there’s been plenty of opportunities for the team to bounce back as well. Where does this Knick team rank in terms of feel-goodness?

Julius Randle’s value has never been higher, as he’s playing the best ball of his career. It’s for that exact reason that the Knicks shouldn’t entertain moving him, and instead build with their resurgent star.

Jack Huntley examines the new Mitchell Robinson-Obi Toppin frontcourt pairing, pondering if this duo could provide the pop that injuries and timing robbed Knicks fans of with Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler almost a decade ago.