Kel'el Ware
Center · Milwaukee Bucks · #9
Kel'el Ware: season analysis
Kel'el Ware is a 22-year-old center for the Milwaukee Bucks, wearing number 9. Listed at 7-foot-0 and 250 pounds, Ware has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Indiana.
In 2026-27, Ware is averaging 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 17.7 minutes per game, with 1 starts in 12 games. The shooting line reads 39.2% from the field, 18.8% from three-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line. That makes Ware the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Miami Heat (11.1 points in 22.1 minutes per game), scoring is down by 2.6 points per game and playing time down by 4.4 minutes.
Before this season, Ware played 2 NBA seasons and 141 games, averaging 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 11.1 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Kel'el Ware on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 22 |
| Born | April 20, 2004 · North Little Rock, AR, USA |
| Height | 7' 0" (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 250 lbs (113 kg) |
| College | Indiana |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | $4,654,920 (2026-27) |
Bucks teammates
Nate AmentF · #15
Brayden BurriesG · #0
Ousmane DiengF · #21
AJ GreenG · #20
Tyler HerroG · #11
Kasparas JakucionisG · #25
Jaime Jaquez Jr.F · #24
Kam JonesG · #19
Kyle KuzmaF · #18
Caris LeVertG · #12
Bogoljub MarkovicF · #23
Pete NanceF · #35
Ryan RollinsG · #13
Cormac RyanG · #30
Jericho SimsC · #00
Gary Trent Jr.G · #5
Myles TurnerC · #3
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs LAL | L 112-123 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -16 |
| 2026-11-10 | @ NYK | L 85-117 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +1 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs BOS | L 97-117 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs TOR | L 107-121 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ BOS | L 102-109 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ MIN | L 100-112 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs CLE | L 111-136 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-5 | -14 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs HOU | L 100-132 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -31 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs IND | W 110-102 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -5 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ PHI | L 116-127 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | +4 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | milwaukee bucks | 12 | 1 | 17.7 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 39.2 | 18.8 | 80.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.2-8.1 | 0.5-2.7 | 1.7-2.1 |
| 2025-26 | miami heat | 77 | 34 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 53.0 | 39.5 | 74.0 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 4.5-8.4 | 1.2-3.0 | 0.9-1.2 |
| 2024-25 | miami heat | 64 | 36 | 22.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 55.4 | 31.5 | 68.7 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 4.0-7.3 | 0.5-1.7 | 0.7-1.0 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.