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NEW YORK, June 28, 2007 -- It was a night to remember for the New York Knicks
on Thursday, as the team came away from the event with a net gain of three
players, including a pair of draftees. With the 23rd pick in the first round ,
 the Knicks chose DePaul forward Wilson Chandler. While the choice of
Chandler enabled the Knicks to get the player they wanted at No. 23, it
shared the spotlight with another big move -- a six-player deal that saw the
Knicks land Zach Randolph, Fred Jones,Dan Dickau and
second-round pick Demetris Nichols from the Portland Trail Blazers in
exchange for Steve Francis, Channing Frye and a future second-round pick.

Chandler, a 20-year-old who averaged 14.6 points per game as a sophomore
last season, was Second Team All-Big East selection as a sophomore and posted
eight double-doubles with five games of 20 or more points. Scouts describe
him as having exceptional leaping ability, and he is known for his skill as a
rebounder and defender.

The 6-foot-8, 230 pounds native of Benton Harbor, Mich., got his college
career off to a fast start in 2005-06, scoring 10.6 points per game and
earning two selections as the Big East Rookie of the Week. He also posted a
career-high 26 points against Seton Hall that season, a mark he later tied
against Hofstra in the opening round of the postseason NIT tournament.

The Knicks made their pick just over two hours after the draft began with
Portland selecting Ohio State center Greg Oden No. 1 overall. Oden was
followed by Seattle's selection of Texas forward Kevin Durant, the freshman
phenom who won both the Naismith and Wooden Awards.