Kel’el Ware Drops Huge NBA Summer League Statement That Heat Fans Will Love originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kel’el Ware, the Miami Heat’s promising young center, has made a resounding statement during the 2025 NBA Summer League that’s igniting excitement among Heat fans.

At a time of year when little counts regarding NBA scores and statistics, Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware made a definitive statement in Sunday night’s Las Vegas NBA Summer League loss

John Tonje made his Summer League debut for Utah and finished with 16 points and four three-pointers. The 24-year-old rookie shined at Wisconsin last season and could be an NBA-ready scoring option for the Jazz this year, though the amount of depth Utah has will make it difficult for him to earn minutes.

But Ware has been underwhelming through his first three summer league appearances, averaging 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 13 of 33 (39.4 percent) from the field and 1 of 10 (10 percent) from three-point range in those games.

It's a new day on Biscayne Boulevard. The Miami Heat bid farewell to the singular force known as Jimmy Butler during the 2024-25 season, getting younger in the

Miami Heat big man Kel'el Ware was recently criticized by two-time NBA champion head coach Erik Spoelstra, which drew some deserved attention.

After an underwhelming start to summer league, Ware was far more aggressive, active and engaged, hitting a hook shot on Miami’s first possession en route to an 11-point first quarter that also included an alley-oop dunk (from Javonte Cooke), a three-pointer, two blocks and a steal.