2007 NBA first pick Greg Oden will join defending champions Miami Heat Monday.

"After three years of being out, I'm just going to go out and do what I can," Xinhua quoted Oden as saying.

Oden signed a two-year $2.17 million contract with the Heat this week. The centre had not played any NBA game for last three years due to recurrent knee injuries.

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First Published: Aug 11 2013 | 3:14 PM IST

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