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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:

Kel'el Ware Stats

Traditional
Advanced
Per 36
Plus Minus

Season	GP	MPG	FGM - FGA	FG%	3PM - 3PA	3P%	FTM - FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2026	22	24.5 ↑	4.8 - 8.9 ↑	53.8 ↓	1.1 - 2.5 ↑	43.6 ↑	1.6 - 2 ↑	81.4 ↑	10.6 ↑	0.6 ↓	1 ↑	1.3 ↑	2 ↑	1.1 ↑	12.2 ↑
Career	86	22.8	4.2 - 7.7	54.9	0.7 - 1.9	35.5	0.9 - 1.3	73.6	8.2	0.8	0.7	1.2	1.8	0.9	10

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2026	538	62.9	28.2	22.1	68.5	1.1	20.8	11	6.5	8.7	0.84	0.6

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2026	538	-0.3 64%	1 79%	0.7 75%	-0.6	0.3	-0.3	-0.8	0.4	-0.4	1.6	0.8	2.3

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	62%	86
SQ	56.8	65
FTr	19.4%	39
3PAr	26.7%	21
ORB	-0.3	57
cTOV	9.4%	33
Load	21.3	27
Creation	1.3	22
Portability	5.1	60
Passer Rating	13.1	5
CraftedOPM	-0.6	52

Stat	Value
Deflections	3	71
raDTOV	-0.8	4
DRB	-0.8	36
Rim Defense	-0.2	53
Rim Frequency	44.3	86
BLKpct	5.3	95
Versatility	7.1	17
rPF	-0.2	63
CraftedDPM	1.1	81

*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 538 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.	85
2	Karlo Matković	84
3	John Collins	83
4	Keon Ellis	83
5	Rui Hachimura	83
6	Jaden McDaniels	83
7	Isaiah Stewart	82
8	Matas Buzelis	82
9	Caleb Houstan	81
10	Landry Shamet	81

defense

	Player	Score
1	Brook Lopez	85
2	Kevin Huerter	82
3	Myles Turner	81
4	VJ Edgecombe	81
5	Derrick Jones Jr.	80
6	Drew Eubanks	80
7	Nic Claxton	80
8	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	80
9	Walker Kessler	80
10	Ryan Kalkbrenner	80

overall

	Player	Score
1	Brook Lopez	83
2	Derrick Jones Jr.	83
3	Matas Buzelis	81
4	Justin Champagnie	80
5	Karlo Matković	80
6	Moussa Diabaté	80
7	Ryan Kalkbrenner	80
8	Keon Ellis	79
9	Asa Newell	79
10	Myles Turner	79

*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.