Does Dexter Pittman have a future in Miami?

Erik Spoelstra may have used Eddy Curry against Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol last month, but he played Dexter Pittman in Wednesday’s game against Dwight Howard. Recently, neither of the Heat’s burly centers have managed to get on the court, with the Heat going small when Joel Anthony exits the game. Spoelstra has preferred to use Chris Bosh or even Udonis Haslem, an undersized power forward, at the five. Against JaVale McGee Friday night, Spoelstra again went to the second-year player from Texas, not the 10-year NBA veteran. Pittman played in six straight contests in January but didn’t play well enough to cement a spot in the rotation. He has offered some glimmers of hope recently, though. The 32nd pick in the 2010 NBA Draft grabbed four rebounds in each of the last two games, playing 11 minutes in both contests. He even had a nice hook shot against the Wizards. Of course, he has also committed an average of 4.5 fouls in the last two games. On one play against Washington in the secon...