Oden to join Miami Heat Monday

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.