Kel'el WareMilwaukee Bucks · #7
Kel'el Ware is a 7-foot rim-running, shot-blocking, floor-stretching center and a 2025 NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection. Drafted 15th in 2024 after one season each at Oregon and Indiana, he had a strong rookie year — setting a franchise rookie record for defensive rebounds — and profiles as a high-upside modern two-way big, now moving to Milwaukee.
Kel'el Ware — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Kel'el Ware stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Kel'el Ware — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Kel'el Ware
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Kel'el Ware career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64 | 22.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 0.9 | .554 | .315 |
| 2025-26 MIA | 77 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 | .530 | .395 |
| Career | 141 | 22.1 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 0.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Kel'el Ware
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A 7-foot rim-running, shot-blocking, floor-stretching center — high-upside frontcourt for Milwaukee.
Turning pro
Drafted 15th overall, 2024 as a Center.
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A 7-foot rim-running, floor-stretching center — high-upside frontcourt for Milwaukee.
Chapter
Named after Superman's 'Kal-El,' Ware starred at Indiana before Miami drafted him 15th in 2024.
Chapter
He made the 2025 All-Rookie Second Team, setting a franchise rookie record for defensive rebounds.
Off the court
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- College
- Indiana
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Draft
- 15th overall, 2024
- Born
- North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Age
- 22
- Jersey
- #7
Ware's name carries a story — his mother named him after Superman's Kryptonian name, Kal-El — and he arrived in the NBA at just 20 after a winding college path from Oregon to Indiana that culminated in a breakout, draft-lifting season. He turned down a large Overtime Elite offer to keep developing in college, a bet that paid off.
His on-court identity is modern-center versatility — a true 7-footer who runs the floor, protects the rim, rebounds at a high level, and stretches the defense to the three-point line. His developmental frontiers are free-throw and three-point consistency, but his rare blend of size, mobility, and range gives him a starting-caliber two-way ceiling.
A mobile, two-way 7-footer — rim protection, rebounding, and floor-stretching range.
Kel'el Ware — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Kel'el Ware, answered.
