Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns is ranked #5 among 12 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Karl-Anthony Towns 2026-27 fantasy outlook
The market drafts him around #24; we rank him #29. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: stable workload (30.7 minutes/gm), steady per-minute production.
NY 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDKarl-Anthony Towns consistency and floor
3 GAMESTowns vs other centers
PERCENTILE · 64 RANKEDTowns fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTKarl-Anthony Towns game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | ORL | L 111-102 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-15 | 0-4 | 46.8 |
| Oct 23 | @BOS | L 107-103 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 34.5 |
| Oct 20 | PHI | L 106-100 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 39.9 |
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He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #28 overall, #5 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 22.2 (roughly round 3 in a 10-team league). We rank him #29, so he is priced above our projection.
We project 40.1 points per game across an expected 79 games — approximately 3168 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 34.1 and 47.4 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #29 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Karl-Anthony Towns finished #25 in 9-cat and #23 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #28 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #23 when turnovers are excluded.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 86% of games, with a floor of 28 and a ceiling of 53.5 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 18% of games and busted (under half his average) in 6%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.