The Heat assigned Dexter Pittman to their D-League affiliate in Sioux Falls. Pittman has played a total of 12 minutes this season, so this isn't much of a surprise. He'll get a lot more playing time in the D-League.

Dexter Pittman (quad strain) was active on Saturday, but once again he did not play. Pittman simply isn't in Miami's plans this season, as tonight's DNP-CD exemplifies.

Dexter Pittman (leg) is inactive on Friday against the Hawks. Unless your league counts flagrant fouls, Pittman has no fantasy value.

Dexter Pittman (leg) is a game-time decision on Tuesday. Pittman pulled a muscle in his leg during a recent practice, but even if he sits out his absence will go unnoticed in fantasy.

Dexter Pittman returned to practice on Tuesday after sitting out a few games with a sore toe. The injury doesn't seem likely to sideline him for Thursday's exhibition, which is good news for Pittman as he tries to make Miami's regular season roster.

Dexter Pittman did not play in Saturday's exhibition due to an "ongoing toe issue." Pittman isn't guaranteed a roster spot and his unavailability during the preseason could be the final nail in his coffin. Miami is fully embracing a small-ball approach (Shane Battier is set to start at PF), giving them even less incentive to keep Pittman in the fold.

Dexter Pittman acknowledged that he could be on the roster bubble. "This is it," Pittman said. "This is my last year under contract. This is my chance to prove I want to stay in this league for a long time." Reports out of Miami indicate that Pittman is in the best shape of his life, and Erik Spoelstra has endorsed him more than he had been previously. Even if he makes the team, he'd spend the majority of his time at the end of the bench.

Erik Spoelstra said that Dexter Pittman "is in the best shape of his career. This is notable because the team had been reportedly "disappointed" by Pittman's conditioning earlier in the month, so hearing this straight from Spoelstra is encouraging. He'll enter training camp with an upper hand to make the team because he has a guaranteed contract, but he has no fantasy value.

According to one Heat teammate, Dexter Pittman is "as fit as he has been." The same teammate said that if Pittman winds up being waived, it won't be because of his conditioning efforts. His contract is fully guaranteed for the 2012-13 season, so we can be sure that the Heat will evaluate him very closely in training camp before considering releasing him.

The Heat were reportedly "disappointed" by Dexter Pittman's summer league performance, according to an anonymous team official. Pittman's deal is fully guaranteed for $854k, but this confirms that he may not even make the regular season roster (he averaged just nine minutes in 35 appearances last season. "This is a crucial training camp for [Pittman]," said an unnamed Heat official. "But the slate is clear."