Where should Kel'el Ware be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 85 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 75 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 76.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Kel'el Ware play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 75 games, after 77 last season.

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Kel'el Ware

Milwaukee Bucks · PF/C · Age 22 · 7′0″

Rankings Ajay Mitchell Ivica Zubac

Rank#85PF #46 · of 233

Value-0.2369-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP76.5ESPN 95.3

$ Max value$8Yahoo avg $3.2

Games7524 min a game

Rostered67.5%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 85 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 75 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in rebounds among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 71.1%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 76.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 9.3 in 2024-25, 11.1 last season.

Last season11.1

2-season average10.2

Trend a season+1.8

2026-27 proj.12.7

Fairly steady: between 9.3 (2024-25) and 11.1 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 15.1 in 2024-25, 18.1 last season, on 22.2 → 22.1 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (12.7) is above anything in his last 2 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

24-25#194of 26625-26#167of 27226-27*#115of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	85	-0.236	75	24	12.7	1.4	9.3	0.8	0.8	1.1	52.7%	5.2/9.8	71.1%	0.9/1.3	1.0
2025-26	75	0.079	77	22	11.1	1.2	9.0	0.7	0.8	1.1	53.0%	4.5/8.4	74.0%	0.9/1.3	0.8
2024-25	151	-0.224	64	22	9.3	0.5	7.4	0.9	0.6	1.1	55.4%	4.0/7.3	68.7%	0.7/1.1	0.9

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

12.7#115 of 213-0.21

3PM

1.4#98 of 2130.19

REB

9.3#17 of 2130.67

AST

0.8#208 of 213-0.88

STL

0.8#114 of 213-0.07

BLK

1.1#29 of 2130.43

FG%

52.7%5.2/9.8#46 of 2130.00

FT%

71.1%0.9/1.3#166 of 213-0.92

TO

1.0#50 of 2130.42

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks starter at PF, with Kyle Kuzma behind him. 122 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis, and Taurean Prince; Tyler Herro is the arrival projected for the most minutes (34).

PF

1Kel'el WareNew
2Kyle Kuzma
3Nate AmentNew
4Ousmane Dieng
5Bogoljub MarkovicNew
6Jericho Sims
7Pete Nance

Left since 2025-26

Giannis AntetokounmpoAcquired by MIA Jul 629 min → MIA
Bobby PortisAcquired by MIA Jul 624 min → MIA
Taurean PrinceAcquired by DET Jul 824 min → DET
Cam Thomas17 min
Cole Anthony15 min
Gary Harris14 min
Minutes a night122

Arrived

Tyler HerroTraded by MIA Jul 631 min from MIA
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Traded by MIA Jul 628 min from MIA
Kel'el WareTraded by MIA Jul 622 min from MIA
Caris LeVertAcquired Jul 819 min from DET
Kasparas JakucionisTraded by MIA Jul 618 min from MIA
Kam JonesSigned Jul 617 min from IND
Brayden Burriesnew
Nate Amentnew
Bogoljub MarkovicSigned Jul 1new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Milwaukee Bucks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIA	77	22.1	11.1	1.2	9.0	0.7	0.8	1.1	53.6%	4.5/8.4	75.0%	0.9/1.2	0.8
2024-25	MIA	64	22.2	9.3	0.5	7.4	0.9	0.6	1.1	54.8%	4.0/7.3	70.0%	0.7/1.0	0.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Kel'el Ware in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.