Injury-hit Australian NBA star Andrew Bogut is being traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Golden State Warriors.

The Bucks will receive guard Monta Ellis, forward Ekpe Udoh and centre Kwame Brown in exchange for centre Bogut and forward Stephen Jackson, a person close to the deal confirmed.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the five-man swap on its website on Tuesday night.

The trade represents a parting of ways between the Bucks and Bogut, the No.1 overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft who has struggled with injuries in recent seasons.

It also allows the Bucks to rid themselves of Jackson, who had fallen out of favour with coach Scott Skiles and gets to rejoin his former team.

The players won’t be separated from their respective former teams for too long, as the Warriors host the Bucks on Friday night.

Bogut fractured his left ankle on January 25 against Houston when he landed awkwardly, and it’s not clear if he’ll be able to return this season.

The original timetable for his recovery was eight to 12 weeks.

It’s one of several significant injuries that have plagued Bogut.

He missed the end of the 2009-10 season when he dislocated his right elbow, sprained his right wrist and broke his right hand in a hard fall to the floor. The injury bothered him for much of last season.

Bogut also missed significant time with an injured lower back in 2008-09.

When Bogut has played, he has played well. In 408 career games, he is averaging 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots.

If fit, Bogut would be a key member of the Australian team at the London Olympics.

The Bucks struggled in February without Bogut, but have won four of their past five to chase down the struggling New York Knicks in a race for what would be the No.8 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.

Jackson hasn’t played since February 19, recently sitting out with what the team has described as a hamstring injury.

Skiles benched him for a game in January after he missed a shoot around, he was suspended for one game by the NBA for verbally abusing an official and his playing time has been limited ever since.

The deal brings the enigmatic Jackson back to the Bay Area. He helped lead the team’s only playoff run since 1994, a surprising trip to the second round of the NBA finals in 2007.