Karl-Anthony Towns
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 7'0"
- Weight
- 248 lb
- Experience
- 11 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 2.24.
Your foundation for boards and percentages — a center who shoots 86% from the line and chips in threes while grabbing 11-plus a night, durable (75 games) and coming off a title run. The trade-off is defense: the steals and blocks aren't there, so build around the punt. (For the record, his All-NBA nod was 2024-25.)
Karl-Anthony Towns enters 2026-27 at #21 on our board — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.7 minutes a night. The value is built on rebounds and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 66 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 1.79 | 66 | 30.7 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 50.4% | 4.6 | 86.0% | 2.4 | 25.4% | 0.41 | 1.93 | -0.45 | -0.22 | -0.21 | -0.12 | 0.26 | 0.65 | -0.46 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19MIN | 4.76 | 77 | 33.0 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 51.8% | 4.8 | 83.6% | 3.1 | 29.0% | 1.26 | 1.94 | -0.05 | -0.17 | 1.31 | 0.28 | 0.68 | 0.61 | -1.10 |
| 2019-20MIN | 4.89 | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 50.8% | 5.2 | 79.6% | 3.1 | 29.2% | 1.47 | 1.51 | 0.36 | -0.13 | 0.74 | 1.31 | 0.57 | 0.05 | -1.00 |
| 2020-21MIN | 3.48 | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 48.6% | 5.3 | 85.9% | 3.2 | 29.3% | 1.14 | 1.57 | 0.30 | -0.28 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 0.67 | -1.15 |
| 2021-22MIN | 3.37 | 74 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 52.9% | 5.2 | 82.2% | 3.1 | 28.0% | 1.18 | 1.27 | -0.05 | -0.01 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 0.30 | -1.01 |
| 2022-23MIN | 1.17 | 29 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 49.5% | 4.1 | 87.4% | 3.0 | 25.5% | 0.47 | 0.76 | 0.32 | -0.40 | -0.04 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.63 | -0.93 |
| 2023-24MIN | 0.88 | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 50.4% | 4.1 | 87.3% | 2.9 | 27.6% | 0.65 | 0.77 | -0.41 | -0.40 | -0.03 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.66 | -0.93 |
| 2024-25NYK | 3.31 | 72 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 52.6% | 4.7 | 82.9% | 2.7 | 27.6% | 1.04 | 2.23 | -0.34 | -0.09 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.70 | 0.28 | -0.66 |
| 2025-26NYK | 1.76 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 50.1% | 4.7 | 85.8% | 2.5 | 26.1% | 0.44 | 2.04 | -0.38 | -0.22 | -0.26 | -0.15 | 0.18 | 0.60 | -0.49 |
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What round should I draft Karl-Anthony Towns in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Karl-Anthony Towns at #21 overall — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 66), not just the per-game line.
Is Karl-Anthony Towns a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #21, helping most in rebounds and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Karl-Anthony Towns play in 2026-27?
We project about 66 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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