The NBA Has A Kel’el Ware PROBLEM..

The NBA Has A Kel’el Ware PROBLEM..

After starting out the season slow, Khalil Wear is on a tear. The first 10 games, he averaged 9.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, but the thing is only 21.5 minutes per game. Meanwhile, in the last eight games, he’s averaging 15.9 points and 15.1 rebounds per game. He’s also playing starters minutes 29 minutes per game. And he’s played 234 minutes during this stretch. and the Heat are a plus 66 with a plus 12.7 net rating. With him on the court during this stretch, they’re a top three offense and defense. On top of that, they’ve been really struggling in the minutes without him. And the turning point was against the Knicks. They had back-to-back games versus them. And the first matchup, the Knicks absolutely destroyed them on the glass. And former team captain, veteran leader Udonis Hasslam was not very happy. sent him a text, a motivational one, and ever since then, he he’s just been on another level, especially in the rebounding category. In the last eight games, he’s averaging 5.1 offensive rebounds per game, and that actually is second during this stretch in the NBA, only behind Donovan Klingan, who’s averaging 5.3. He’s also averaging 10 defensive rebounds per game, which is top three in that category. and he’s leading with 15.1 rebounds per game over this stretch in the entire NBA. As you can imagine, this is leading to second chance opportunities for not only where, but his teammates. It’s been a key ingredient to their offense lately. So, last eight games, 18.8 second chance points for the Heat. That’s second only behind the Portland Trailblazers. And what do you know? Wear is actually second with 5.3 second chance points only behind Joel Embiid and and Embiid has only played one game. So basically Wear is actually first during this 8game stretch. Overall it just seems like he’s on another level in terms of mastering the little things that big men do. He’s been so active hustling. He’s also showing more emotion lately. I just think he’s starting to understand how to utilize his physical advantage over the opponent. And a stat I think you see that in is lately he’s been getting to the free throw line more often. During his hot stretch as of late he’s averaging 2.8 free throws per game. To put that in perspective over his short NBA career only 1.3 free throws per game. But then little things like this are so key. Dribble handoff with Vonteio. You are a large human being. There’s no way Grimes should be able to skirt through this screen. Great execution. Now Fonteio has an instant advantage and Drummond’s in a one-on-one situation. The thing is, Drummond actually plays this well. But because of his length, his catch radius is off the charts. It’s basically in space. Outside of Wemi, Giannis, you know, those types of freaks of nature, nobody can go up and get a lob like this. Nobody’s bringing this much vertical spacing to the table. And then yesterday, the Mavericks went small. So, as Larson is driving, he just throws it up because he knows no one can elevate higher than a wear on the basketball court. No one can even challenge him right now. After the catch, Caleb Martin does a fantastic job. He’s basically out of bounds. He’s behind the backboard. But unfortunately for Martin, he just can’t account for that wingspan. The other angle for this play is just ridiculous. And I think that’s a play that just showcases the Heat are doing a better job as the season goes on, getting Wear in his spots where he has advantages and things of that nature. They’re looking for him. They’re constantly looking to lob for him more often than the beginning of the season. And I think Wear is doing a better job getting in spots where they can throw it to him as well. And I think more than ever now, he’s just focused on the right things, getting up and down the court as quick as possible, always crashing the glass. I made a video on Tyler Hero yesterday. This new Heat offense, not many on ball screens, so spacing is very important. So, one of his key jobs is getting to the dunker spot and rotating to the correct spot to give the ball handler as much space as possible. But he’s got versatility as a big where he can be a floor spacer as well. Right now he’s shooting 2.6 three-pointers per game, 40%. I think last season he was a bit in love with being that flashy prospect. But now he’s really focused on the grit and grind dirty work. 11 freaking rebounds compared to 7.4 he averaged as a rookie. 1.8 offensive rebounds as a rookie. Now he’s averaging 3.4. You got to give him a ton of credit because early on it was just kind of looking like a sophomore slump type of season, but now he is a star in his role. Let me know if you agree. Leave your thoughts below. If you enjoyed, leave a like. It helps out a ton. Thank you very much.

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