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League elite in Rebounds · among frontcourt

Kel'el Ware

MIA MIA· Center· #7· 2025-26· now with MIL MIL

2.13 m · 113 kg · 22 years old

🧑‍💼 Austin Brown · CAA📄 4.7 M$ · 2 yrs · RSC · team option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 80 · Board-Hunting Stretch Dunker · potential B+
Among the best in the leagueno. 14among frontcourtReboundsno. 27among frontcourtBlocksno. 82among frontcourtSteals
Season
77 games
11.1PTS
9.0REB
0.7AST
0.8STL
1.1BLK
22.1MIN
FG%
53%
3P%
39.5%
FT%
74%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26MIAMIA7711.19.00.70.81.10.81.522.153%39.5%74%
2024-25MIAMIA649.37.40.90.61.10.91.722.255.4%31.5%68.7%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players
SCORINGno. 84AverageREBOUNDSno. 14EliteASSISTSbelow averageBelow averageSTEALSno. 82AverageBLOCKSno. 27Very good
Career · 2 seasons
Points
0
10.3 per game
Rebounds
0
8.3 per game
Assists
0
0.8 per game
61.7%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2024–2025
PTS/game
0.7
Win %
40.8%
27 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — around the league average (1.2 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Karl-Anthony TownsKarl-Anthony Towns115 poss20 pts/100
Moussa DiabatéMoussa Diabaté93 poss14 pts/100
Ryan KalkbrennerRyan Kalkbrenner85 poss14 pts/100
Goga BitadzeGoga Bitadze70 poss16 pts/100
Jay HuffJay Huff69 poss14 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.74km#186/414

77 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.4#57/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

87.9%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

61.0%#38/283

He converts the rebound chances that come his way.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

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Observed

Kel'el Ware: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#32 of 414).

5.8
Paint touches · 2025-26
Kel'el Ware: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#32 of 414).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 2.74 kmKilometres per game#186/414
  • 0.36Points per touch#57/342
  • 5.8Paint touches#32/414
  • 0.6Drives per game#359/414
  • 2.0Points created by assists#367/414
  • 61.0 %Rebound conversion#38/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 2.74 km · rank 186 of 414 · 77 games · 2026-04-12
  2. Points per touch: 0.36 · rank 57 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  3. Paint touches: 5.8 · rank 32 of 414 · 77 games · 2026-04-12
  4. Drives per game: 0.6 · rank 359 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  5. Points created by assists: 2.0 · rank 367 of 414 · 77 games · 2026-04-12
  6. Rebound conversion: 61.0 % · rank 38 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision 4d52ab2e · house data · 2026-04-12
Measured

Kel'el Ware sits in the 92th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).

92
Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26
Kel'el Ware sits in the 92th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).Reboundi…P92BlocksP84StealsP52
Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Measured

With Ware on the floor his team is 8.4 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-8.4
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Ware on the floor his team is 8.4 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…0.7With him off t…9.1
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,144 min with him · 1,524 min without
Observed

Kel'el Ware holds around 11.1 points per game: 2 seasons without a material change.

11.1
Points per game · 2025-26
Kel'el Ware holds around 11.1 points per game: 2 seasons without a material change.11.1
Career · 2024-25–2025-26 · 2 seasons
Forecast

Kel'el Ware: projected impact 1.6 in 2026-27 (band -0.7–4.0, BPM scale).

1.6
Projected impact · 2026-27
Kel'el Ware: projected impact 1.6 in 2026-27 (band -0.7–4.0, BPM scale).1.6
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Kel'el Ware passes most to Davion Mitchell (4.47 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

4.47
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Kel'el Ware passes most to Davion Mitchell (4.47 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Davion… 4.47Jaime J… 4.17Dru Smi… 2.09Norman… 1.90
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
17.4PER
4.1WS
-0.1BPM
0.7VORP
61.6%TS%
17.2%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2024-252025-262025-26
Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height213 cm
Weight113 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2024

Measured by the NBA in 2024 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes213 cm83.75″
Height with shoesnot measured
Wingspan225 cm88.50″5.º of 83
Standing reach286 cm112.50″3.º of 83
Hand length24.1 cm9.50″3.º of 83
Hand width26.0 cm10.25″3.º of 83
Explosiveness
Standing vertical83 cm32.50″6.º of 77
Max vertical91 cm36.00″30.º of 77
Mobility
¾ court sprint3.29 s61.º of 77
Lane agility10.97 s22.º of 77
Modified lane agility2.91 s13.º of 76
Body composition
Weight104 kg230 lb
Body fatnot measured

The rank is within the 2024 invitees who completed that drill.

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Injury history
2024-12-01foot · right19 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Tristan Da Silva5
Nic Claxton5
Kon Knueppel4
Ryan Kalkbrenner3
Most blocked by
Chet Holmgren4
Matas Buzelis2
Nic Claxton2
Karl-Anthony Towns1
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Davion Mitchell
His main partner
Davion Mitchell
4.5 passes per game
Passes to most
Davion Mitchell4.522%
Jaime Jaquez Jr.4.220%
Dru Smith2.110%
Norman Powell1.99%
Tyler Herro1.47%
Receives most from
Jaime Jaquez Jr.2.318%
Davion Mitchell1.915%
Pelle Larsson1.512%
Norman Powell1.19%
Kasparas Jakučionis1.18%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

60%
32%
At the rim65%Three36%Mid-range46%
Assisted baskets: 77%Buzzer-beaters: 2mate: 44%bandeja: 15%palmeo: 12%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: pivot
College: IndianaDraft: 2024 · round 1, pick 15
His numbers
7MIA2024–2025