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New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that forward Mike Sweetney's option for the 2006-07 season has been picked up by the team.

Sweetney, 6-8, 270-pounds, finished his second season with the Knicks during 2004-05 and averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 77 games. Originally drafted as the ninth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the 22-year-old Washington, D.C.-native registered career-highs in almost every statistical category from his rookie season in 2003-04.