<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Knicks To Sign Rookie ChandlerNew York Post - 07/27 - 11:43 AM ESTWith 17 players on the roster, Thomas has been looking to make one more major move and Chandler was available in the right scenario, perhaps for Ron Artest, according to a person familiar with the situation. Had Chandler signed his rookie deal before the summer league, as is custom, the Knicks could not trade him for 45 days.Nevertheless, Chandlers' agent, Chris Luchey, told The Post the waiting period is all but over and the DePaul small forward is expected to sign by Monday or Tuesday.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Chandler Signs Rookie Deal With KnicksRealGM Staff Report - 07/27 - 2:50 PM ESTNew York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Isiah Thomas announced today that forward Wilson Chandler has been signed to a contract. Chandler was selected by New York with the 23rd overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft.Chandler, 6-8, 230-pounds, was an early entry candidate in the draft, having declared following his sophomore season at DePaul. The 20-year old, Benton Harbor, MI-native averaged 12.9 points and 7.1 rebounds during his two years for the Blue Demons and left school ranked 10th on the school?s all-time list for career blocked shots.As a member of the Knicks? entry in the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas earlier this month, Chandler averaged 13.4 points, on 50.9-percent shooting, and 5.2 rebounds in five games (all starts).</div>I'm glad we signed him and are moving on. At this point I'd like to keep all of our young players and let them develop instead of casting them off for troublesome, overpaid, payers. Now we gotta work on getting our roster down to 15 players...