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Kel'el Ware

Kel'el Ware

C • Milwaukee Bucks Proj Rank 12 Actual 16 110 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
11.060.779.1421.9.81.115.41
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Kel'el Ware | Fantasy Outlook

Kel'el Ware Season Outlook: High-Efficiency Per-Minute Upside in Milwaukee Frontcourt

Entering his third NBA season at age 22, Kel'el Ware steps into Milwaukee's frontcourt rotation as the primary backup big behind starter Myles Turner. While Turner commands the starting center role, Ware provides elite rim protection, rebounding, and frontcourt versatility across both center and power forward depth slots.

Our models project Ware for 24.3 minutes and 24.2 fantasy points per game across 73 projected appearances. Within that steady secondary role, we expect him to average 10.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per contest while shooting an efficient 55.4% from the field.

With an ADP near 109.6, Ware offers strong per-minute efficiency alongside significant contingent upside should the rotation open up. For standard fantasy leagues, he profiles as a reliable rotational big capable of bolstering field-goal percentage, rebounds, and blocks off the bench.

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Kel'el Ware Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
04/14 CHA 41 5/12 12 4 0 19 5 0 510
04/12 ATL 29 6/9 16 1 1 7 0 1 2735
04/10 WAS 21 5/7 12 3 0 8 0 0 2624
04/09 TOR 11 3/7 7 1 0 4 1 1 1438
04/07 TOR 17 2/6 5 2 1 8 1 0 2223
04/04 WAS 35 10/15 24 2 0 19 7 1 6312
04/01 BOS 12 2/3 8 0 0 2 0 0 1038
03/30 PHI 13 2/7 5 2 0 6 0 1 1437
03/29 IND 15 2/5 5 2 1 3 0 0 1460
03/27 CLE 20 5/10 14 1 1 8 0 0 2737
03/25 CLE 20 5/5 13 4 0 11 1 0 3444
03/23 SA 22 3/10 7 1 0 7 2 1 2050
03/21 HOU 4 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -167
03/19 LAL 20 7/11 14 1 0 9 0 0 2619
03/17 CHA 27 3/10 7 1 0 8 1 0 2034
03/14 ORL 27 5/8 13 1 1 10 2 1 3240
03/12 MIL 27 2/9 6 1 0 13 1 2 2357
03/08 DET 25 6/9 12 0 2 6 2 1 2623
03/06 CHA 30 4/8 10 0 1 4 4 0 2531
03/05 BKN 31 7/9 16 1 5 11 7 1 543
03/03 BKN 29 5/8 11 1 5 13 0 3 3519
02/28 HOU 28 6/10 13 1 0 15 1 1 348
02/26 PHI 12 2/7 5 0 0 6 0 0 1239
02/24 MIL 18 5/8 14 0 1 8 0 0 2620
02/21 MEM 18 5/9 11 0 1 15 0 0 3116
02/20 ATL 18 6/15 14 1 0 12 0 0 3029
02/11 NO 27 7/15 16 0 1 12 2 0 3619
02/09 UTA 14 3/6 8 0 1 6 0 2 1539
02/08 WAS 29 8/13 19 1 0 14 1 0 395
02/06 BOS 9 1/5 2 0 1 5 0 1 935
02/03 ATL 17 4/10 9 0 0 8 0 0 1930
02/01 CHI 18 8/15 17 1 0 6 0 1 2555
01/31 CHI 3 1/2 2 1 0 1 0 0 555
01/29 CHI 12 4/6 12 2 0 4 2 0 2433
01/28 ORL 6 2/5 4 0 0 4 1 0 1136
01/19 GS 18 7/10 15 2 0 4 0 1 2224
01/17 OKC 16 3/11 7 0 1 9 1 0 2229
01/15 BOS 8 1/5 3 0 0 5 0 1 836
01/13 PHO 16 4/6 10 1 1 5 0 0 2031
01/11 OKC 16 4/8 8 0 1 1 0 1 1037
01/10 IND 17 1/2 2 0 0 3 0 1 534
01/06 MIN 28 3/10 7 2 0 11 1 1 2418
01/04 NO 24 7/13 16 1 0 12 1 1 339
01/03 MIN 29 4/7 11 1 0 8 1 1 2327
01/01 DET 27 1/6 4 0 2 13 2 1 2714
12/29 DEN 23 8/12 19 0 1 9 0 0 3218
12/27 IND 28 7/11 15 0 3 7 1 0 3144
12/26 ATL 32 7/10 16 0 1 13 1 3 3313
12/23 TOR 21 2/8 5 0 2 9 0 0 2042
12/21 NY 34 11/15 28 0 1 19 0 1 520
12/19 BOS 27 8/12 24 2 0 14 1 0 464
12/18 BKN 30 8/11 22 1 0 12 4 0 4613
12/15 TOR 19 3/7 6 0 0 13 2 3 2353
12/09 ORL 12 1/1 4 0 0 6 1 0 1327
12/06 SAC 29 2/4 5 0 2 6 2 1 1929
12/05 ORL 22 1/3 4 1 0 8 1 2 1550
12/03 DAL 25 8/11 22 2 1 10 1 3 3813
12/01 LAC 16 0/3 0 0 0 9 1 0 1364
11/29 DET 21 6/9 12 0 1 7 1 2 2225
11/26 MIL 26 4/6 11 0 2 9 1 1 2724
11/24 DAL 33 7/14 20 0 0 18 3 3 459
11/23 PHI 26 7/13 20 0 2 16 0 0 4316
11/21 CHI 27 8/15 20 1 2 14 1 1 4319
11/19 GS 19 3/10 7 0 0 16 0 1 2529
11/17 NY 30 7/9 16 1 1 14 3 0 4239
11/14 NY 34 5/8 15 1 1 10 3 0 3726
11/12 CLE 27 6/7 15 1 1 13 1 1 3545
11/10 CLE 33 7/14 14 1 1 20 1 0 440
11/08 POR 22 4/8 9 1 1 12 3 2 3133
11/07 CHA 29 3/13 7 0 1 6 3 0 2244
11/05 DEN 27 4/6 13 0 4 13 1 1 3840
11/03 LAC 17 6/8 16 0 0 5 2 1 2549
11/02 LAL 11 3/3 7 0 0 4 1 1 1332
10/30 SA 20 0/4 0 3 1 7 1 1 1634
10/28 CHA 26 4/13 14 1 0 9 0 2 2416
10/26 NY 21 2/4 5 0 1 8 0 1 1633
10/24 MEM 22 8/12 19 1 1 9 1 2 3319
10/22 ORL 13 3/5 7 0 1 4 1 1 1535
Totals: 1706 349/661 863 60 60 713 89 62 2049
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 MIA 68 21.8 .558 .312 .688 9.2 1.0 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.9
25-26 MIA 78 21.9 .528 .390 .747 11.1 0.8 9.1 1.1 0.8 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 49 21.8 .541 .364 .723 10.2 0.9 8.3 1.1 0.7 0.8
Totals 146 21.8 .541 .364 .723 10.2 0.9 8.3 1.1 0.7 0.8

Ware Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
63 0.526 0.658 0.371 9.2 3.8 13 3 2.3 24.9 13.1 7.5 18.1 1.4 0.91 0 4.5 25.5 2.8 3.3 31.5 2 2.3 25.1
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Milwaukee Bucks

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Brayden Burries SG 6% 6%
Tyler Herro SG/PG 100% 72%
Ryan Rollins SG/PG 94% 33%
Kevin Porter Jr. PG/SG 94% 28%
NAME OWN START
Jaime Jaquez Jr. SF/PF 28% 17%
Kyle Kuzma PF/SF 6% 6%
Ousmane Dieng SF/PF 6% 6%
NAME OWN START
Myles Turner C 100% 83%
Kel'el Ware C 39% 17%
Jericho Sims C/PF 6% 6%

Team Rankings

PTS
110.6
29th
REB
40.7
28th
AST
25.8
18th
TO
14.5
23rd
FG%
47.7
12th
3P%
38.7
2nd
FT%
73.0
30th
eFG%
56.5
3rd
STL
7.4
26th
BLK
4.0
27th
PF
19.7
16th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
PistonsPistons60-220.732-117.8109.6
CavaliersCavaliers52-300.6348119.5115.4
BucksBucks32-500.39028110.6116.8
BullsBulls31-510.37829116.3121.5
PacersPacers19-630.23241112.4120.4

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Kevin Porter Jr.3817.45.27.42.20.52.946.532.287.8  
Mark Sears73.10.30.30.00.00.646.250.075.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Ryan Rollins7417.34.65.61.50.42.747.240.679.6  
Cormac Ryan1114.32.51.71.00.31.552.045.892.3  
Cam Thomas4213.51.72.60.20.11.841.031.081.1  
AJ Green7810.42.71.90.50.11.042.441.985.5  
Gary Trent Jr.658.11.01.20.50.00.638.736.076.9  
Gary Harris482.71.31.10.60.20.444.241.288.9  
Andre Jackson Jr.482.41.50.90.40.10.632.825.062.5  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Taurean Prince269.23.11.80.60.21.245.043.6100.0  
Ousmane Dieng577.63.22.40.40.31.342.234.171.1  
Alex Antetokounmpo63.21.00.20.00.20.237.528.673.3  
Thanasis Antetokounmpo341.40.90.40.40.20.346.90.056.7  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Giannis Antetokounmpo3627.69.85.40.90.73.262.433.365.0  
Bobby Portis6713.76.41.60.60.21.048.845.670.6  
Kyle Kuzma6913.04.52.70.70.41.749.234.772.6  
Pete Nance475.42.71.00.30.30.651.542.036.4  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Myles Turner7111.95.31.50.71.61.244.038.374.0  
Jericho Sims675.05.51.60.30.31.178.40.062.0  

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Player Timeline

Jul 12th

Bucks Select Kel’el Ware With the No. 9 Pick

Apr 20th

NBA Wishes Heat Rookie Kel’el Ware a Happy 22nd Birthday

Apr 7th

Bam Adebayo Jokes About Dunking on Teammate Kel’el Ware in Mic’d-Up ...

Mar 12th

Kel’el Ware Cleared to Play vs. Bucks; Tyler Herro Still Questionable ...

Mar 10th

Heat Injury Update vs. Wizards: Kel’el Ware Out, Tyler Herro Questionable; ...

Mar 5th

Kel’el Ware Makes Heat History with First 10-10-5-5 Game, Joining ...

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