NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers prepared to offer Greg Oden a two-year deal

Published: February 8, 2013 Comment on this article

The Cavs are expected to offer free agent center Greg Oden a two-year contract with a team option for a third year after the Feb. 21 trade deadline passes, a league source told the Akron Beacon Journal. The contract would begin immediately.

photo - FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden sits on the bench during the first half of their NBA preseason basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. With Oden neeeding another knee operation and missing another season, Portland coach Nate McMillan confronts the "Curse of the Trail Blazers' Big Men." (AP Photo/Colin E Braley, File) ORG XMIT: NY177

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden sits on the bench during the first half of their NBA preseason basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. With Oden neeeding another knee operation and missing another season, Portland coach Nate McMillan confronts the "Curse of the Trail Blazers' Big Men." (AP Photo/Colin E Braley, File) ORG XMIT: NY177

Oden has visited with the Boston Celtics and could meet again with the Cavs in the coming weeks, his agent said Friday.

Oden was chosen with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, the same year the Seattle Sonics chose Kevin Durant at No. 2.

Odenhasn't played in the NBA since Dec. 5, 2009 and has had three microfracture surgeries.

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