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Kel'el Ware
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MIL#9
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TOR· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 8
- MIN
- 18.9
- PTS
- 10.2
- REB
- 8.2
- AST
- 0.8
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 0.9
- 3PM
- 0.8
- FG%
- 41.9
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | @BOS | L 102-109 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Nov 2 | @MIN | L 100-112 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Oct 31 | vs CLE | L 111-136 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6-16 | 1 | 2 | -14 |
| Oct 28 | vs HOU | L 100-132 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 | -31 |
| Oct 26 | vs IND | W 110-102 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| Oct 24 | @PHI | L 116-127 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| Oct 23 | vs CHI | L 125-132 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
| Oct 21 | @WSH | L 116-128 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | -10 |
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| Apr 12 | vs ATL | W 143-117 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
| Apr 10 | @WSH | W 140-117 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Apr 9 | @TOR | L 114-128 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
| Apr 7 | @TOR | L 95-121 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Apr 4 | vs WSH | W 152-136 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10-15 | 0 | 7 | +7 |
| Apr 1 | vs BOS | L 129-147 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Mar 30 | vs PHI | W 119-109 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | -14 |
| Mar 29 | @IND | L 118-135 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Mar 27 | @CLE | L 128-149 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| Mar 25 | @CLE | W 120-103 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | +32 |
| Mar 23 | vs SA | L 111-136 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Mar 21 | @HOU | L 122-123 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| Mar 19 | vs LAL | L 126-134 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Mar 17 | @CHA | L 106-136 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| Mar 14 | vs ORL | L 117-121 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1 | 2 | -17 |
| Mar 12 | vs MIL | W 112-105 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 0 | 1 | +11 |
| Mar 8 | vs DET | W 121-110 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 2 | 2 | +11 |
| Mar 6 | @CHA | W 128-120 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| Mar 5 | vs BKN | W 126-110 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 5 | 7 | +18 |
| Mar 3 | vs BKN | W 124-98 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 5 | 0 | +12 |
| Feb 28 | vs HOU | W 115-105 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0 | 1 | +15 |
| Feb 26 | @PHI | L 117-124 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Feb 24 | @MIL | L 117-128 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Feb 21 | vs MEM | W 136-120 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Feb 20 | @ATL | W 128-97 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Feb 11 | @NO | W 123-111 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 1 | 2 | +18 |
| Feb 9 | vs UTAH | L 111-115 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | +10 |
| Feb 8 | @WSH | W 132-101 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 0 | 1 | +22 |
| Feb 6 | @BOS | L 96-98 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Feb 3 | vs ATL | L 115-127 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Feb 1 | vs CHI | W 134-91 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 0 | 0 | +25 |
| Jan 31 | vs CHI | L 118-125 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jan 29 | @CHI | W 116-113 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| Jan 28 | vs ORL | L 124-133 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Jan 19 | @GS | L 112-135 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jan 17 | vs OKC | W 122-120 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Jan 15 | vs BOS | L 114-119 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Jan 13 | vs PHX | W 127-121 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Jan 11 | @OKC | L 112-124 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Jan 10 | @IND | L 99-123 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Jan 6 | @MIN | L 94-122 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| Jan 4 | vs NO | W 125-106 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Jan 3 | vs MIN | L 115-125 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | @DET | W 118-112 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | vs DEN | W 147-123 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8-12 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Dec 27 | vs IND | W 142-116 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 3 | 1 | +4 |
| Dec 26 | @ATL | W 126-111 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Dec 23 | vs TOR | L 91-112 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2 | 0 | -22 |
| Dec 21 | @NY | L 125-132 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 11-15 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| Dec 19 | @BOS | L 116-129 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8-12 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Dec 18 | @BKN | W 106-95 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8-11 | 0 | 4 | +5 |
| Dec 15 | vs TOR | L 96-106 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Dec 9 | @ORL | L 108-117 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | -15 |
| Dec 6 | vs SAC | L 111-127 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
| Dec 5 | @ORL | L 105-106 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | -18 |
| Dec 3 | @DAL | L 108-118 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8-11 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| Dec 1 | vs LAC | W 140-123 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | -16 |
| Nov 29 | vs DET | L 135-138 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 1 | -12 |
| Nov 26 | vs MIL | W 106-103 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | +16 |
| Nov 24 | vs DAL | W 106-102 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 0 | 3 | +15 |
| Nov 23 | @PHI | W 127-117 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 2 | 0 | +26 |
| Nov 21 | @CHI | W 143-107 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 2 | 1 | +17 |
| Nov 19 | vs GS | W 110-96 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Nov 17 | vs NY | W 115-113 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Nov 14 | @NY | L 132-140 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
| Nov 12 | vs CLE | L 116-130 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| Nov 10 | vs CLE | W 140-138 OT | 34 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Nov 8 | vs POR | W 136-131 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
| Nov 7 | vs CHA | W 126-108 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
| Nov 5 | @DEN | L 112-122 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 4 | 1 | -14 |
| Nov 3 | @LAC | W 120-119 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Nov 2 | @LAL | L 120-130 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Oct 30 | @SA | L 101-107 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 1 | 1 | -20 |
| Oct 28 | vs CHA | W 144-117 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 0 | 0 | -14 |
| Oct 26 | vs NY | W 115-107 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Oct 24 | @MEM | W 146-114 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| Oct 22 | @ORL | L 121-125 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
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| Apr 13 | vs WSH | L 118-119 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Apr 12 | @NO | W 153-104 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 2 | +18 |
| Apr 10 | @CHI | L 111-119 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | W 117-105 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 1 | 1 | +11 |
| Apr 6 | vs MIL | L 115-121 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| Apr 3 | vs MEM | L 108-110 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0 | 3 | +1 |
| Apr 2 | @BOS | W 124-103 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | +7 |
| Mar 31 | @WSH | W 120-94 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +24 |
| Mar 29 | @PHI | W 118-95 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Mar 27 | vs ATL | W 122-112 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Mar 25 | vs GS | W 112-86 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Mar 23 | vs CHA | W 122-105 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | 1 | +16 |
| Mar 22 | vs HOU | L 98-102 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 2 | 2 | +7 |
| Mar 19 | vs DET | L 113-116 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
| Mar 17 | @NY | L 95-116 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | -27 |
Latest news
The Bucks exercised their fourth-year team option on Ware's contract Monday.
Ware is now officially under contract for the 2027-28 campaign after being traded to Milwaukee this past offseason. The big man has played a relatively steady role off the Bucks' bench to begin the 2026-27 season, averaging 13.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.4 combined steals-plus-blocks and 0.8 assists in 19.7 minutes per game across six appearances.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Ware finished Saturday's 136-111 loss to the Cavaliers with 19 points (6-16 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal over 24 minutes.
Most of Ware's production came in the fourth quarter, when the game was already well out of reach for the Bucks. Still, the third-year big man made the most of his opportunity and ended up leading Milwaukee in both points and rebounds en route to his third double-double of the season. All three of those double-doubles have come over his last four outings, and in that span, Ware has averaged 15.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 threes and 1.0 blocks over 22.2 minutes per game while connecting on 42.9 percent of his field-goal attempts. Even with his strong output as of late, Ware's production ceiling will continue to be limited while coming off the bench and working behind starters Myles Turner and Kyle Kuzma.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Ware provided 16 points (7-13 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 14 rebounds and one steal across 19 minutes during Monday's 110-102 win over Indiana.
Ware recorded his second consecutive double-double, providing Milwaukee with a significant boost on the glass. The young center continues to make an impact despite coming off the bench, and his rebounding production gives him a solid fantasy foundation. Ware's ability to consistently produce double-doubles makes him an intriguing option even while sharing frontcourt minutes with Myles Turner.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 27
Ware registered 19 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 5-5 FT), 13 rebounds, an assist, a steal and two blocks across 29 minutes in Saturday's 127-116 loss to the 76ers.
Ware made the most of his extended opportunity, producing a double-double while also leaving his mark on the defensive end of the court. His 29 minutes were particularly notable compared with Myles Turner's 20, suggesting Ware could push for a larger role in Milwaukee's frontcourt as the season progresses. However, his playing time remains worth monitoring, as his current bench role could limit his chances to produce at this rate on a consistent basis.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 25
Ware ended Friday's 132-125 loss to the Bulls with 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 0-2 FT) and four rebounds in 15 minutes.
Ware logged just 15 minutes, this time without getting into foul trouble. Through two games, fantasy managers have every right to be underwhelmed, with Ware looking as though he is slated for a backup role as opposed to what was seen as a potential breakout opportunity. At this point, it's hard to justify dropping him, given we are still only two games into the season. However, should his role remain the same as the first month of the season unfolds, fantasy managers may want to begin contemplating a move.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Ware ended with seven points (3-6 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-3 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal over 14 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 128-116 loss to Washington.
Ware struggled with foul trouble in his Milwaukee debut, picking up six personal fouls while serving as a reserve behind Myles Turner. The young center showed some offensive activity but missed both three-point attempts and two free throws. His fantasy upside remains intriguing, though his production could be inconsistent while operating in a limited role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 22
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