Article: Knicks get Randolph from Portland and give up Frye, Francis; select DePaul's Chandler at 23.

Byline: Alan Hahn

Jun. 29--GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- When the Portland Trail Blazers won the draft lottery and, as a result, the right to select Greg Oden with the first overall pick, general manager Kevin Pritchard saw it as an opportunity to change the image of the notorious "Jail Blazers." So Pritchard started desperately shopping Zach Randolph, the team's best but also most troubled player.

Last night Isiah Thomas was willing to take the risk of Randolph's questionable off-the-court personality and made an agreement in principle to acquire from Portland the 6-9, 260-pound Randolph, along with guards Fred Jones and Dan Dickau, in exchange for Steve Francis and Channing ...

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