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Kel'el Ware

Miami Heat

Birthdate:

4/20/2004 (21)

Position:

C

Primary Role:

Secondary Role:

Defensive Role:

Rim Protector

Height:

6'12"

Weight:

230

Wingspan:

7'5"

Positional Size:

B

Hometown:

North Little Rock, AR

Kel'el Ware Stats

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Game Logs

Season	GP	MPG	FGM - FGA	FG%	3PM - 3PA	3P%	FTM - FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2026	44	23.4 ↑	4.5 - 8.5 ↑	53.8 ↓	1.2 - 2.8 ↑	41.1 ↑	1.2 - 1.5 ↑	81.5 ↑	9.6 ↑	0.5 ↓	0.8 ↑	1.1 –	1.6 ↓	1 ↑	11.5 ↑
Career	108	22.7	4.2 - 7.7	54.7	0.8 - 2.2	36.6	0.9 - 1.2	75.0	8.3	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.7	0.9	10.2

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2026	1023	63.2	33.5	17.7	56.6	1.1	20.5	8	4.7	6.9	1.3	1.1

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2026	1023	-0.4 62%	0.5 69%	0.1 68%	-0.6	0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.5	0.2	1.9	0.2	2.1

Date	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	GmSc	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TOV	PF	+/-
Jan 28, 2026	ORL	7	4	4	0	0	1	4.0	2	5	40.0%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	—	2	2	0	0	-3
Jan 19, 2026	GSW	18	15	4	2	0	0	12.6	7	10	70.0%	1	3	33.3%	0	0	—	0	4	1	1	-4
Jan 17, 2026	OKC	16	7	9	0	1	1	6.9	3	11	27.3%	1	3	33.3%	0	0	—	5	4	0	0	-9
Jan 15, 2026	BOS	9	3	5	0	0	0	2.2	1	5	20.0%	1	4	25.0%	0	0	—	3	2	1	0	-8
Jan 13, 2026	PHX	16	10	5	1	1	0	10.6	4	6	66.7%	2	3	66.7%	0	0	—	1	4	0	1	-3
Jan 11, 2026	OKC	16	8	1	0	1	0	4.1	4	8	50.0%	0	3	0.0%	0	0	—	0	1	1	2	-3
Jan 10, 2026	IND	17	2	3	0	0	0	1.9	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	0	0	—	1	2	1	0	-5
Jan 6, 2026	MIN	28	7	11	2	0	1	6.6	3	10	30.0%	1	5	20.0%	0	0	—	3	8	1	2	-17
Jan 4, 2026	NOP	25	16	12	1	0	1	15.5	7	13	53.8%	1	4	25.0%	1	2	50.0%	6	6	1	2	+8
Jan 3, 2026	MIN	29	11	8	1	0	1	10.7	4	7	57.1%	1	3	33.3%	2	2	100.0%	3	5	1	4	0
Jan 1, 2026	DET	27	4	13	0	2	2	7.9	1	6	16.7%	0	4	0.0%	2	2	100.0%	3	10	1	1	0
Dec 29, 2025	DEN	24	19	9	0	1	0	19.1	8	12	66.7%	3	6	50.0%	0	0	—	5	4	0	1	+4
Dec 27, 2025	IND	29	15	7	0	3	1	16.3	7	11	63.6%	1	3	33.3%	0	0	—	2	5	0	1	+4
Dec 26, 2025	ATL	33	16	13	0	1	1	17.4	7	10	70.0%	2	4	50.0%	0	0	—	4	9	3	1	+6
Dec 23, 2025	TOR	21	5	9	0	2	0	6.9	2	8	25.0%	1	3	33.3%	0	0	—	5	4	0	0	-22
Dec 21, 2025	NYK	35	28	19	0	1	0	29.4	11	15	73.3%	5	7	71.4%	1	2	50.0%	6	13	1	2	-6
Dec 19, 2025	BOS	28	24	14	2	0	1	26.3	8	12	66.7%	6	7	85.7%	2	2	100.0%	5	9	0	2	-9
Dec 18, 2025	BKN	30	22	12	1	0	4	25.0	8	11	72.7%	1	2	50.0%	5	6	83.3%	3	9	0	1	+5
Dec 15, 2025	TOR	19	6	13	0	0	2	7.2	3	7	42.9%	0	2	0.0%	0	0	—	3	10	3	1	-7
Dec 9, 2025	ORL	12	4	6	0	0	1	6.6	1	1	100.0%	0	0	—	2	2	100.0%	3	3	0	2	-15
Dec 6, 2025	SAC	30	5	6	0	2	2	8.2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	0.0%	1	2	50.0%	3	3	1	1	-5
Dec 5, 2025	ORL	22	4	8	1	0	1	6.1	1	3	33.3%	0	1	0.0%	2	2	100.0%	2	6	2	0	-18
Dec 3, 2025	DAL	25	22	10	2	1	1	22.8	8	11	72.7%	4	5	80.0%	2	2	100.0%	4	6	3	3	-7
Dec 1, 2025	LAC	16	0	9	0	0	1	1.3	0	3	0.0%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	—	2	7	0	2	-16
Nov 29, 2025	DET	22	12	7	0	1	1	11.5	6	9	66.7%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	—	3	4	2	2	-12
Nov 26, 2025	MIL	26	11	9	0	2	1	13.0	4	6	66.7%	1	1	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	1	8	1	2	+16
Nov 24, 2025	DAL	34	20	18	0	0	3	20.5	7	14	50.0%	3	5	60.0%	3	3	100.0%	6	12	3	3	+15
Nov 23, 2025	PHI	26	20	16	0	2	0	22.5	7	13	53.8%	2	2	100.0%	4	5	80.0%	8	8	0	2	+26
Nov 21, 2025	CHI	28	20	14	1	2	1	21.1	8	15	53.3%	0	1	0.0%	4	4	100.0%	4	10	1	1	+17
Nov 19, 2025	GSW	19	7	16	0	0	0	6.8	3	10	30.0%	0	3	0.0%	1	2	50.0%	4	12	1	0	-1
Nov 17, 2025	NYK	31	16	14	1	1	3	21.3	7	9	77.8%	1	1	100.0%	1	1	100.0%	6	8	0	4	+8
Nov 14, 2025	NYK	35	15	10	1	1	3	17.4	5	8	62.5%	1	2	50.0%	4	5	80.0%	2	8	0	3	-3
Nov 12, 2025	CLE	28	15	13	1	1	1	18.8	6	7	85.7%	1	1	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	4	9	1	3	-2
Nov 10, 2025	CLE	34	14	20	1	1	1	17.4	7	14	50.0%	0	1	0.0%	0	0	—	7	13	0	2	+6
Nov 8, 2025	POR	23	9	12	1	1	3	12.0	4	8	50.0%	0	2	0.0%	1	3	33.3%	5	7	2	2	+1
Nov 7, 2025	CHA	30	7	6	0	1	3	4.0	3	13	23.1%	1	5	20.0%	0	0	—	2	4	0	2	-3
Nov 5, 2025	DEN	27	13	13	0	4	1	17.4	4	6	66.7%	2	4	50.0%	3	4	75.0%	2	11	1	4	-14
Nov 3, 2025	LAC	18	16	5	0	0	2	15.3	6	8	75.0%	2	2	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	1	4	1	1	-1
Nov 2, 2025	LAL	12	7	4	0	0	1	7.6	3	3	100.0%	1	1	100.0%	0	0	—	0	4	1	0	-6
Oct 30, 2025	SAS	21	0	7	3	1	1	2.3	0	4	0.0%	0	4	0.0%	0	0	—	0	7	1	1	-20
Oct 28, 2025	CHA	27	14	9	1	0	0	9.5	4	13	30.8%	2	8	25.0%	4	5	80.0%	3	6	2	1	-14
Oct 26, 2025	NYK	22	5	8	0	1	0	6.4	2	4	50.0%	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	2	6	1	1	-1
Oct 24, 2025	MEM	23	19	9	1	1	1	18.5	8	12	66.7%	1	1	100.0%	2	3	66.7%	5	4	2	3	+15
Oct 22, 2025	ORL	14	7	4	0	1	1	6.8	3	5	60.0%	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	1	3	1	2	-2

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	62.6%	85
SQ	52.3	49
FTr	17%	27
3PAr	31.6%	28
ORB	-0.2	58
cTOV	9.2%	42
Load	20.8	20
Creation	1.2	16
Portability	4.2	43
Passer Rating	6.7	8
CraftedOPM	-0.6	50

Stat	Value
Deflections	2.8	62
raDTOV	-0.7	5
DRB	-0.8	34
Rim Defense	-0.5	41
Rim Frequency	44.7	92
BLKpct	5.5	96
Versatility	6.6	11
rPF	-0.3	67
CraftedDPM	0.6	69

*hover or click any stat for a detailed description.

*This scouting report combines the player's last two seasons of performance, with greater emphasis on the most recent 1023 minutes played during the 2025-26 season. Compared to all other players who played over 48 minutes.

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offense

	Player	Score
1	Derrick Jones Jr.	88
2	Karlo Matković	87
3	Thomas Bryant	85
4	Guerschon Yabusele	85
5	Dorian Finney-Smith	83
6	Isaiah Stewart	83
7	Keon Ellis	83
8	Zach Collins	83
9	Asa Newell	83
10	Caleb Houstan	83

defense

	Player	Score
1	VJ Edgecombe	84
2	JD Davison	84
3	Kevin Huerter	82
4	Tre Johnson	82
5	Moussa Diabaté	81
6	Devin Vassell	80
7	Jalen Johnson	80
8	Ryan Kalkbrenner	80
9	Craig Porter Jr.	78
10	Drew Eubanks	78

overall

	Player	Score
1	Derrick Jones Jr.	82
2	Karlo Matković	81
3	Keegan Murray	80
4	Thomas Bryant	80
5	Ryan Kalkbrenner	80
6	Craig Porter Jr.	79
7	Moussa Diabaté	79
8	Drew Eubanks	78
9	Justin Champagnie	78
10	Mark Williams	78

*Similarity Score | The difference between the percentile scores of this player and that of all other players in his position group (guards, wings, forwards, bigs). Converted to a 1-100 scale where 100 is most similar, and 1 is least similar.