KEL'EL WARE #7

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Center

Salary: $4,649,920

Cap Hit: $4,654,920

Years of Service Tooltip : 2
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Apr 20, 2004
BIRTHPLACE: Sherwood, Arkansas, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
7' 0
213cm
WEIGHT:
250lbs
113kg
AGE: 22
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2024
DRAFTED OVERALL: 15
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: MIA
AGENT DETAILS
Agent info unknown
SUMMARY▴▾

Kel'el Ware's salary is $4,649,920 for the 2026-27 season. His contract includes $5,000 in likely incentives and $0 in unlikely incentives. He is a 22 year old center who was born on Apr 20, 2004. He was drafted 15th overall by the Miami Heat in the 1st round of the 2024 draft. He has signed 1 contract worth a total value of $20,466,072. He will be a RFA at the end of the 2027-28 season when he is 24 years old. He is represented by the agents .

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Trade History (1)
Transactions (16)
Status Updates (8)
Injury Update (7)

CURRENT CONTRACT

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SIGNED BY: Andy Elisburg
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $20,466,072
Guaranteed: $13,025,080 (64%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $5,116,518
Cap % Tooltip: 3.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Miami HeatMIA
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 1, 2024
Source: SalarySwish

Kel'el Ware signed a 2-4 year, $20,466,072 contract with the Miami Heat on Jul 1, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,231,800 to $7,135,992.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2024-25$4,231,800$4,081,800$4,081,800$150,000$0
2025-26$4,443,360$4,293,360 (+5%)$4,293,360$150,000$0
2026-27TeamYes (Sep 22, 2025)$4,654,920$4,649,920 (+9%)$4,649,920
(0→4.65M)
$5,000$0
2027-28Team$7,135,992$7,128,327 (+61%)$0$7,665$0
TOTAL$20,466,072$20,153,407$13,025,080$312,665$0
Qualifying Offer: $10,689,716
Cap Hold 2028-29: $21,407,976
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2026-27: $4,649,920 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2027-28: $7,128,327 Team Option [Decision Pending]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning

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