Milwaukee Bucks, No. 9, center
7-0, 230 poundsAge 22IndianaNo. 15 pick, 2024Third season
Next game: tonight against the Hawks, 8 p.m.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3PM | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25MIA | MIA | 64 | 22.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .554 | 0.5 | .315 | .687 | .603 | +0.6 | All-Rookie 2nd |
| 2025-26MIA | MIA | 77 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .530 | 1.2 | .395 | .740 | .616 | −0.9 | |
| 2026-27so farMIL, so far | MIL | 13 | 17.7 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .408 | 0.6 | .229 | .800 | .491 | −6.5 | |
| NBA rank | 214th | 162nd | 46th | 242nd | 195th | 26th | 243rd | |||||||||
| Career3 seasons | 3 seasons | 154 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .529 | 0.9 | .356 | .729 | .600 | −0.7 |
Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).
| Source | Ware | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Paint | 60.7% | 41.2% |
| Mid-range | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Threes | 21.4% | 35.2% |
| Free throws | 17.9% | 17.2% |
| Fast break | 11.6% | 12.7% |
| Off turnovers | 20.5% | 16.2% |
| Unassisted makes | 33.3% | 34.8% |
| Usage rate | 22.6% | 66th |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rate | 8.0% |
| Distance | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 8 ft | 33–64 | 62.1% | 38.9% | 51.6% | 59.1% |
| 8–16 ft | 1–4 | 3.9% | 13.4% | 25.0% | 43.9% |
| 16–24 ft | 0–0 | 0.0% | 4.6% | — | 39.0% |
| 24+ ft | 8–35 | 34.0% |
| Stat | Avg | NBA rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deflections | 0.8 | 240th |
| Contested shots | 4.5 | 81st |
| Twos contested | 3.1 | 54th |
| Threes contested | 1.4 | 132nd |
| Charges drawn | 0.00 | 75th |
| Loose balls recovered | 0.4 | 111th |
| Box outs | 1.2 | 49th |
| Screen assists | 1.1 | 57th |
| Points from screen assists | 2.5 | 56th |
| Per game | Ware | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Distance (miles) | 1.20 | 1.76 |
| Average speed (mph) | 4.22 | 4.43 |
| Touches | 27.6 | 38.0 |
| Passes | 19.1 | 29.0 |
| Potential assists | 1.4 |
| Split | GP | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 40.3% | 18.2% | 76.9% | 47.3% | −10.1 |
| Away | 6 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 41.5% | 30.8% | 83.3% | 51.9% | −2.3 |
| Result | |||||||||
| 220th |
| Assists per turnover | 0.53 | 267th |
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| Turnover rate (per 100 plays) | 13.3 | 218th |
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| Offensive rating | 97.6 | 265th |
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| Defensive rating | 116.4 | 211th |
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| Net rating | −18.8 | 261st |
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| Offensive rebound rate | 12.8% | 15th |
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| Defensive rebound rate | 18.4% | 38th |
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| Effective FG% | 44.7% |
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| Fouls drawn a game | 1.5 | 154th |
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Percentage ranks need 52+ made field goals (FG%, eFG%, TS%), 14+ made threes and 22+ made free throws.
| Zone | Share of shots | Ware | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 54.4% | 27.7% | 57.1% | 65.6% | |
| Paint (non-rim) | 9.7% | 19.0% | 20.0% | 44.4% | |
| Mid-range | 1.9% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| Corner three | 4.9% | 11.7% | 40.0% | 36.1% | |
| Above-break three | 29.1% | 31.4% | 20.0% | 34.8% |
| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | FT | TO | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | @ ORL | L99–107 | 17:17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4–6 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 11 | vs LAL | L112–123 | 22:36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3–8 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1 | −16 |
| Nov 10 | @ NYK | L85–117 | 17:22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2 | +1 |
| Nov 8 | vs BOS | L97–117 | 9:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 6 | vs TOR | L107–121 | 12:53 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2–7 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | @ BOS | L102–109 | 15:38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1 | −6 |
| Nov 2 | @ MIN | L100–112 | 17:01 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 | +2 |
| Oct 31 | vs CLE | L111–136 | 24:11 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6–16 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 4 | −14 |
| Oct 28 | vs HOU | L100–132 | 16:31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2–9 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1 | −31 |
| Oct 26 | vs IND | W110–102 | 19:09 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7–13 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0 | −5 |
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| 3 |
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| 2–7 |
| 0–4 |
| 0–0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| Nov 4 | @ BOS | L102–109 | 15:38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | −6 |
| Nov 2 | @ MIN | L100–112 | 17:01 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Oct 31 | vs CLE | L111–136 | 24:11 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6–16 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 4 | 2 | −14 |
| Oct 28 | vs HOU | L100–132 | 16:31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–9 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1 | 0 | −31 |
| Oct 26 | vs IND | W110–102 | 19:09 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7–13 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0 | 3 | −5 |
| Oct 24 | @ PHI | L116–127 | 29:00 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6–11 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 3 | 4 | +4 |
| Oct 23 | vs CHI | L125–132 | 15:24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–7 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2 | 1 | +10 |
| Oct 21 | @ WAS | L116–128 | 13:44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1 | 6 | −10 |
| 43.1% |
| 22.9% |
| 35.1% |
| Type | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunks | 13–16 | 15.5% | 5.8% | 81.3% | 88.4% |
| Layups | 18–41 | 39.8% | 25.7% | 43.9% | 56.0% |
| Floaters | 0–1 | 1.0% | 8.8% | 0.0% | 45.3% |
| Hooks | 3–8 | 7.8% | 2.1% | 37.5% | 47.5% |
| Pull-up jumpers | 0–0 | 0.0% | 13.7% | — | 37.6% |
| Step-backs | 0–1 | 1.0% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 37.9% |
| Turnarounds and fadeaways | 0–1 | 1.0% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 40.3% |
| Other jump shots | 8–35 | 34.0% | 33.5% | 22.9% | 36.2% |
| 4.9 |
| Secondary assists | 0.1 | 0.4 |
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| Offensive rebound chances | 5.3 | 2.6 |
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| Defensive rebound chances | 7.3 | 5.9 |
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| Stat | Ware | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Rim shots defended per game | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Opponent FG% at the rim | 54.1% | 64.4% |
NBA avg is the average of the 271 qualified players (58+ games).
| Games | Min | Pts | FG | FG% | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 |
Clutch samples are small, so they are not ranked.
| Wins | 1 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 53.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57.6% | −5.0 |
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| Losses | 12 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 38.9% | 25.8% | 78.3% | 47.9% | −6.7 |
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| Month | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 6 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 46.8% | 26.1% | 73.7% | 55.4% | −7.7 |
| Nov | 7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 31.7% | 16.7% | 100.0% | 39.0% | −5.6 |
NBA Cup semifinals count as neutral-site games, as on NBA.com.
Ware has 99 alley oops, more than anyone but Victor Wembanyama and Deandre Ayton since 2025-26, and made 89.9% of them (the league: 82.0%). His 133 putbacks are the fourth-most in the NBA, and he has made 50.4% of them (the league: 59.5%).
Before this game he averaged 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 12 regular-season games.
Ware is 243rd in the site's Player Rankings, at −2.1 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after 153rd last season.
He's averaging 8.6 points a game, down from 11.1 last season, and his true shooting is 49.1%, down from 61.6%.
| Zone | Share | Last season | Made | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 54.4% | 47.9% | 57.1% | 70.1% |
| Rest of the paint | 9.7% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 34.1% |
| Midrange | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 21.4% |
| Corner threes | 4.9% | 10.5% | 40.0% | 42.6% |
| Threes above the break | 29.1% | 25.4% | 20.0% | 38.2% |
The drop is coming from his twos and his threes. His shots have moved closer to the basket: more at the rim, 54.4%, up from 47.9%, and fewer in the paint away from the rim, 9.7%, down from 14.0%. Fewer of his shots are going in: he's making 50.0% of his twos, down from 60.6%, with fewer falling at the rim (57.1%, down from 70.1%), and he's 8 for 35 on threes, 22.9%, down from 39.5%. He's making more of his own baskets: 36.1% are unassisted, up from 23.3%, and he's getting to the line more, 24.3 free throws per 100 shots, up from 14.8, and making 80.0% of them.
He's playing 17.7 minutes a game, down from 22.1. His usage rate is 22.6%, up from 17.4%. He's grabbing 13.2 rebounds per 36 minutes, down from 14.7, the 10th-most of the 227 players with 200 minutes (5.5 on the offensive glass, fourth).
The Bucks have been outscored by 22.0 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 96.6 to 118.6, with garbage time left out. They're minus 14.7 overall.
Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.
