Dexter Pittman "needs a good camp" to make the final roster. Beat writer Ethan Skolnick goes as far as to say that Pittman is "on (the) bubble," indicating that the Heat may be getting tired of waiting for the big man to get his act together. He's had conditioning issues and hasn't shown much despite the team remaining patient with him. Despite exercising his contract option in the offseason, Pittman needs to perform to stick around.

Pat Riley "expressed some disappointment" about Dexter Pittman's conditioning. The Heat have invested a lot of time and patience into Pittman, who has never really seemed to make the commitment to excellence in terms of getting his body into peak basketball shape. Despite having his contract picked up for the 2012-13 season, it's entirely possible he loses his roster spot if other big men in training camp show more promise and potential than he does.

The Heat will exercise Dexter Pittman's contract option for the 2012-13 season. Pittman will be back in South Beach but he still has an uphill climb ahead of him for stable minutes in the rotation.

Dexter Pittman has served his three-game suspension for his Flagrant-2 foul on Lance Stephenson in the previous round of the playoffs and is available to play in the Heat's Game 4 on Friday night against the Celtics. Even though Pittman received a very surprising start in one game of the Heat-Pacers series in the previous round, he has not played more than four minutes in any game this playoffs. He is just a bench player and probably won't have much impact on the critical Game 4.

The NBA has suspended Dexter Pittman three games for his Flagrant-2 foul on Lance Stephenson during Game 5. Pittman took a blatant cheap-shot to Stephenson's head, so the suspension is completely unsurprising. His loss shouldn't be a major issue for Miami, considering he hasn't played more than four minutes in a game during the playoffs.

Dexter Pittman committed a flagrant-1 foul in Tuesday's Game 5 win over the Pacers, and could be suspended for Thursday's Game 6 after the league reviews the play. Though one can never know, it would be surprising if he suits up after what looked like an intentional elbow to the head of Lance Stephenson. It sounds funny to say this, but with Chris Bosh out it's conceivable that he would be needed if Roy Hibbert starts having his way with Miami down low.

Dexter Pittman is starting at center for the Heat on Thursday night. From a DNP-CD on Tuesday to starting center on Thursday, Pittman's playoff series will certainly get interesting in a hurry. Udonis Haslem and Joel Anthony will get plenty of run at center for Miami off the bench as well. Starting Pittman in such a critical game has to rank as one of the biggest playoff surprises so far this season.

Dexter Pittman had 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks on 6-of-10 shooting to lead the Heat in a nearly unwatchable game against the Celtics on Tuesday. Only a few starters played for either team (Mario Chalmers, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley) and only four players scored in double digits on the night. James Jones chipped in with 11 points, six rebounds and three pointers, and Udonis Haslem had six points and 13 rebounds in the ugly loss. And with the Heat now locked into the No. 2 seed and nothing to play for, expect more of the same on Thursday against the Wizards. Pittman, Haslem and Jones might be worth adding for that one, but Mario Chalmers (eight points, 3-of-10 shooting, 28 minutes) could be due for a rest, clearing the way for Norris Cole to get more minutes. Cole had six points in 26 minutes tonight, so there aren't really any clear cut must-own players in Miami, despite the skeleton crew they're running out there.

Dexter Pittman scored 12 points in 14 minutes on Saturday, grabbing two rebounds and blocking one shot despite battling foul trouble all night. Miami used some hideous lineups, and at one point beat writer Ethan Skolnick was moved to write, "Dexter Pittman might be the most skilled offensive player on the floor for Heat." This was the third time all season that Pittman has scored 10+ points.

Dexter Pittman scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting with two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench on Friday. Pittman has only been useful in a handful of games this season and has no fantasy value. Terrel Harris scored eight points with six rebounds and four assists, playing 35 minutes in the blowout win over the Bobcats.