JAMAICAN Jerome Jordan is to be traded to the New York Knicks in a deal worth US$1 million, less than a week after being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA draft according to ESPN.com.

The 7-foot six-inch-tall Jordan, who played his college career at Tulsa University in Oklahoma, was the 44th draft pick at the at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday evening.

However, online reports say the Jamaican player is to be traded to the Knicks although the deal cannot officially be completed until next week, and the deal is contingent upon Corey Maggette passing his physical Monday in Milwaukee.

“It’s my dream to play in the NBA. I’ll do whatever the team that takes me thinks would be beneficial to my growth and help me eventually play in the NBA,” Jordan said prior to Thursday’s draft selection.

Thursday’s pick made Jordan the third local-based player to be drafted into the NBA following Wayne Sappleton, who was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1982, and Andrew Kennedy, who was picked by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1987.

Jordan played four years for the Midwest-USA University, ending his career at Tulsa averaging 15.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

While in Oklahoma, Jordan set conference records for most blocks in a game, most blocks in a Conference USA Tournament (21), and has more blocks in his career than any other Conference USA player (333).

Jordan led his team to a CBI Championship (where he was named MVP).

Prior to the draft, Jordan did stints with the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, and the Denver Nuggets.

Milwaukee Bucks have won one NBA Championship — in the 1970-71 season after beating the then Baltimore Bullets (Washington Wizards) 4-0 in the final.

The team lost in the first round of the last post-season after finishing second in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks have a somewhat better record, but have not won a Championship since 1973 and last claimed the Eastern Conference title in 1999.

Meanwhile, another Jamaican, Samardo Samuels, who played with the University of Louisville, was undrafted despite reported pre-draft workouts with 17 NBA teams.

Samuels will now have to find an NBA summer team and hope to play his way into the league.

The player’s agent, David Bauman, is said to have contacted NBA teams Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers about Samuels playing for one of their summer league teams in Las Vegas.