NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT
POSITION: C | FROM: Oregon (North Little Rock, AK) | HT: 7-0 | WT: 215 |
BORN: NA | YEAR: HSsr. | WING: NA | REACH: NA |
Draft Notes
Kel’el Ware is one of the fastest rising prospects in his class and gives the Oregon Ducks a potential superstar center and a likely future lottery pick.
Ware is a highly skilled center with a nice post game and ability to stretch the floor with his outside shot. He’s also a big time athlete for a 7-footer, showing explosive above the rim ability thanks to his leaping ability and great length.
Has really good size, long arms and a solid frame, which will carry a lot more muscle/weight as he grows older.
Has decent ball handling and passing ability for a big.
Needs to play with more consistent intensity to reach his ceiling. The sky is the limit for how good he can be but he needs to work to get there.
Comparisons
- kind of a mix between Jarrett Allen and LaMarcus Aldridge. Very long and can play in the air space above the rim like Allen. And also has an emerging mid range and 3 ball like a young Aldridge.
Draft Projection
lottery pick in the 2023 NBA Draft or 2024 NBA Draft
Videos
2023 Center Rankings
- Victor Wembanyama – 7-2 – France
- Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Oregon
- Dereck Lively – 7-0 – Duke
- James Nnaji – 6-10 – Barcelona (Nigeria)
- Oscar Tshiebwe – 6-9 – Kentucky (Congo)
- Yohan Traore – 6-10 – Prolific Prep (France)
- Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC
- Kenneth Lofton Jr. – 6-7 – LA Tech
- Vincent Iwuchukwu – 7-0 – USC
- Jamarion Sharp – 7-5 – W. Kentucky
- Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue
- Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Michigan
- Dilan Anderson – 7-0 – Arizona
- Clifford Omoruyi – 6-11 – Rutgers (Nigeria)
- Jonathan Tchamwa.T… – 6-8 – Baylor (Cameroon)
- Zvonimir Ivisic – 7-3 – Croatia
- Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
- Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali)
- Ariel Hukporti – 6-11 – Germany
- Tristan Vukcevic – 6-10 – Serbia
- Franck Kepnang – 6-11- Oregon (Cameroon)
- Charles Bediako – 6-11 – Alabama (Canada)
- Moussa Cisse – 6-11 – NA (Guinea)
- Enoch Boakye – 6-10 – Arizona State (Canada)
- Mady Sissoko – 6-10 – Michigan State (Mali)
- Jerrell Colbert – 6-10 – LSU
- Bretner Mutombo – 6-9 – Congo
- Will Baker – 7-0 – Nevada
- Ryan Mutombo – 6-11 – Georgetown