Miami Heat first-round rookie Kel’el Ware will be sent down to the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the team’s G-League affiliate, for assignment, the team announced Tuesday. #LALvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Nikola Jovic (ankle) and Kel'el Ware (G-League assignment) have both been ruled out of tomorrow night's game vs the Lakers.Jimmy Butler (knee), Kevin Love (back) and Josh […]
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While both have played six minutes apiece, the Miami Heat have yet to give their rookies–Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson–serious run through three games to begin the 2024-25 regular season. While that was to be expected, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra offered encouraging updates regarding their two 2024 draftees’ development ahead of Wednesday’s game against
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One of my biggest questions ahead of training camp, which begins on Tuesday, was how the rookies would fare in their first extended time together outside of Summer League. We won’t know until time elapses, but what we do know is that Bam Adebayo has already seen growth from rookie Kel’el Ware over the last
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Heading into the 2024-25 regular season, the Miami Heat are looking to shake off back-to-back play-in appearances. Miami finished last season with a 46-36 record–one game back of the Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers, two back of the Cleveland Cavaliers and three back of the Milwaukee Bucks. The middle of the East was
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It will take more than just one Summer League–or one full NBA season entirely–to determine how the Miami Heat draft shaped up relative to the rest of the NBA. Though the best developmental staff in the NBA got their hands on another toolsy young player in the 2024 draft in center Kel’el Ware, a position
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By now, you’ve probably heard–or perhaps read–about Kel’el Ware’s encouraging Summer League with the Miami Heat. He made All-Summer League first team, posting 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 26.7 minutes across eight combined games. It was a small sample size, and Ware wasn’t perfect (no rookie is), but his play looked very
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Even though things were slow on the free agent front, the Miami Heat Summer League squad had one to remember. Miami capped off Summer League going 8-1, including an undefeated 6-0 in Las Vegas that netted them their first Summer League title in franchise history. It was a collective effort, but one of the biggest
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While Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware was one of the best rookies throughout Summer League–helping lead the Heat to a Summer League title over the Memphis Grizzlies–it remains to be seen what his role will look like to begin the 2024-25 season. There are myriad variables, including his progress over the next two months–despite an
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He wasn’t always perfect, but there’s no doubt that Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware was one of the top rookies during this year’s Summer League. He was named to the All-Summer League first team on Monday and, better yet, helped lead the team to their first Summer League title over the Memphis Grizzlies. Though he
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While it’s definitely not the biggest sample, Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware has not only been one of the NBA’s top big men in Summer League, but one of the best rookies of the entire 2024 class. The Heat have played six total games through Summer League–three in the California Classic and three in Las
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