New York, NY -- (Sports Network) - The New York Knicks signed forward Danilo Gallinari on Tuesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Gallinari was selected by New York with the sixth overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft and is expected to play for the team's 2008 NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas next week.

The 6-foot-10, 225-pound Gallinari averaged a team-high 17.5 points and 5.7 rebounds last season for Armani Jeans Milano of the Italian A-1 League, while also tallying 14.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 2008 Euroleague play en route to being named Euroleague Rising Star for the 2007-08 season.