New York Knickerbockers President and General Manager Scott Layden announced today that second-round draft choice Maciej Lampe had been signed to a contract with the team and released from his contract with Real Madrid in Spain. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The 6-11, 240-pound forward participated in the team?s entries at the Reebok Pro Summer League in Boston, MA and the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, UT this past July. In 11 total games, Lampe averaged a team-leading 12.9 points per game and 4.8 rebounds and was named to the All-Revue team in Utah.

Lampe, 18, became the 30th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and had been playing professionally in Europe for the past two seasons with Real Madrid and Real Madrid II in the Spanish League and Universidad Complutense in the Swedish League.