First-round pick shows his ability to protect the rim and grab rebounds in summer league debut.
It was not too tough to find the lone bright spot in the 105-66 summer league loss to the Golden State Warriors Saturday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco.The rookie started out slow offensively. He finished 5 of 12 from the floor, missing all three of his attempts from the 3-point line."First game jitters. It definitely felt great to be in a game situation. We are always working on my shot blocking," Ware said. . "So, I feel like the defense was always there.
Ware added, "Coach Spo [Erik Spoelstra} is going to want me to rebound on the defensive end and I feel like I did that." Ware started the game off offensively making his first basket, but then missed the next seven. He did rally at the end to score 10 points in the fourth quarter. Heat summer league coach Dan Bisaccio was pleased with the performance of the new center from Indiana.
"Five blocks. For Kel'el that's something that we knew he can do," Bisaccio said. "We were definitely emphasizing that a lot, his rim protection. We want him going and contesting everything he can.Scott Salomon joined FanNation on Sports Illustrated in April 2024 covering breaking news and analysis for the Miami Dolphins channel. In June he joined Inside the Heat and Back in the Day NBA.
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