Winner: Julius Randle

We briefly just mentioned Julius Randle and how he got lucky being named an All-Star over Domantas Sabonis, which is why he is the biggest winner of the All-Star game rosters being announced. Not only is this the first All-Star appearance for Randle, but he joins an elite list of Knicks players to be All-Stars. 

While you can make an argument for Sabonis being named an All-Star over Randle, it is hard to say that Julius Randle did not earn this honor. He is averaging 23.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and is shooting 41.4% from three-point range, a massive improvement from shooting 27.7% from deep a season ago. 

He currently leads the Knicks in scoring, rebounding, assists, three-point shooting percentage and player efficiency rating, which is why he is an All-Star this year. Not to mention, Randle has led the Knicks to a 15-17 record and has them on the verge of snapping a 7 season playoff drought. 

All season long, no team has been able to slow down Julius Randle and he currently ranks 8th in the league in double-doubles for the season with 20 double-doubles. Randle has turned himself into a superstar in just his second season with the Knicks and looks to be the face of the New York franchise for many years to come. 

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This organization may finally be trending in the right direction after spending years near the bottom of the league because of Randle and the other young, high-level talents on this roster. Finally, something good is happening to the New York Knicks and because of Randle, they have a legit shot of making the playoffs for the first time since 2013.