Kel'el Ware and the Heat clearly had some things to make up for. If Miami was coming off a completely botched first in Summer League and a 105-66 defeat against the Warriors, the pivot had not been unworthy with 12 points, 6 rebounds and especially 5 blocks. Against the Kings on Sunday night, the former Indiana University player stepped up a gear with a choice individual performance, the victory (102-86) and the praise to boot.
The 15th pick in the last Draft was very interesting, especially offensively with a very serious double-double: 26 points and 11 rebounds. In this match, I really wanted to show my qualities in attack.” he reacted in reported comments by the Sun Herald. Touch in the low post, good reading on “pick-and-roll” and interesting positioning, the pivot was largely used with 21 shots attempted, more than he had attempted in a match during his two university years between Oregon and Indiana.
“A force of nature”
” Today I was more aggressive in the racket ” he deciphered. ” Right now, my outside shot is a little short, so I wanted to attack the rim more, and be more of a target with my presence on the floor. » Kel'el Ware fulfilled his mission perfectly with six dunks, including two alley-oops. Athletically, he is a force of nature. ” summed up Heat point guard Isaiah Stevens. I've never played with an interior like him. »
” He did a phenomenal job of creating plays, cutting to the basket off the screen, and finishing. ” congratulated Dan Bisaccio, assistant to Erik Spoelstra and in charge of the Florida franchise's Summer League team. ” He did a great job with his hand quality near the hoop, and being present on the rebound. »
If the Heat have been as wise in the transfer market this summer, particularly on the interior with the contract extensions of Kevin Love and Thomas Bryant, the draft of Kel'el Ware could offer a new offensive profile to a Miami team that was rather poor in interior scoring last year behind Bam Adebayo.
” Today I definitely started to feel like I was finding my rhythm as the match went on. ” rejoiced the rookie. ” I feel like the more I get used to this environment, the better it will be for me. »
His great match, however, left one “unfortunate” player, the Frenchman Neal Sako, one of the best French pivots in Betclic Elite with Cholet Basket this season, and who remained stuck on the bench for the entire match.
