Rukmini had no role whatsoever to play in life of Krishna except as mother to Pradyumna. I also have doubt either that she didn't exist or she was one of Krishna's junior wives because timelines simply don't match for her to be the 1st.
As FP said, Satyabhama and Jambavati are the only ones who actually played a role in Krishna's life story. Satyabhama on her own completely changes Krishna story in her absence. Jambavati's importance is also intertwined with the Syamantaka thievery during which Yadavas accused Krishna of being a thief and murderer.
Radha didn't exist in main Krishna texts and not in any supposed to have been composed during or immediately after Krishna's life. She does not appear in HV, MBh, or SB. Period. Where she appears is later puranas. Even there, she has zero role in any event that happened in his life.
Avatar assignation depends on which story you want to follow. For ex, KMG MBh calls Rukmini the incarnation of Lakshmi; it also calls Panchali Shri/Lakshmi several times. Critical edition MBh calls Panchali the incarnation of Lakshmi, and Rukmini as Lakshmi is not mentioned. I'm not sure why Satyabhama, who actually played a very important role, was relegated to Bhumi.
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