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Karl-Anthony Towns

RANK #282025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC52025-26 9-CAT #26 8-CAT #24C · New York KnicksAge 307' 0"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

20.1

Points / game

11.9

Rebounds

3.0

Assists

31.0

Minutes

50.1%

FG%

40.6

FPTS / game

+8.2

vs C median

TIER 5 · #28 OVERALLDepth piece — #5 among centers

Karl-Anthony Towns is ranked #5 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 2.0 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.

Percentile93%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Karl-Anthony Towns 2026-27 fantasy outlook

40.1Proj FPTS/G · ~3168 / 79 games

34.1–47.4Typical game · middle 50%

#29Projected rank

14.6ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #13; we rank him #29. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: stable workload (30.7 minutes/gm), steady per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Low^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Karl-Anthony Towns consistency and floor

77 GAMES

Floor (p10)

40.6

Average

53.5

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered86%

Boom rate125%+ of average18%

Bust rateunder half of average6%

40.0

Season avg FPTS

40.3

Last 10 FPTS

42.6

Last 5 FPTS

Towns vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points20.195

Rebounds11.998

Assists3.083

Steals0.984

Blocks0.522

Minutes31.090

Fantasy PPG40.693

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Towns fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 69.1SEASON LOW 2.7LAST 5 AVG 42.6

Karl-Anthony Towns game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 10	TOR	W 112-95	30	22	10	5	0	0	1	8-12	1-3	40.5
Apr 9	BOS	W 112-106	30	16	12	4	2	0	1	6-12	1-4	41.4
Apr 6	@ATL	W 108-105	32	21	12	6	2	1	3	9-12	2-4	50.4
Apr 2	@MEM	W 130-119	29	20	11	11	0	1	7	8-12	0-0	45.7
Apr 1	@HOU	L 111-94	34	22	8	3	0	0	1	7-17	2-4	35.1
Mar 29	@OKC	L 111-100	34	15	18	2	1	0	4	5-9	0-1	38.6
Mar 26	@CHA	L 114-103	22	13	3	2	0	0	1	5-8	1-1	18.6
Mar 24	NO	W 121-116	24	21	14	1	0	0	2	8-17	2-6	37.3
Mar 22	WSH	W 145-113	26	26	16	3	1	0	2	9-13	1-2	50.7
Mar 20	@BKN	W 93-92	29	26	15	1	1	0	4	7-16	1-3	44.5
Mar 17	IND	W 136-110	32	22	11	2	3	1	1	9-21	2-7	49.2
Mar 16	GS	W 110-107	31	17	12	2	1	1	3	7-12	0-2	37.4
Mar 12	@UTAH	W 134-117	30	21	7	7	0	0	2	8-13	3-6	37.9
Mar 10	@LAC	L 126-118	36	35	12	7	0	1	3	13-17	3-4	59.9
Mar 8	@LAL	L 110-97	34	25	16	2	1	1	2	8-17	1-5	51.2
Mar 7	@DEN	W 142-103	27	17	13	2	1	0	1	7-12	1-4	37.6
Mar 5	OKC	L 103-100	33	17	17	1	0	0	0	7-8	0-0	38.9
Mar 4	@TOR	W 111-95	29	21	12	6	1	1	3	10-17	1-4	47.4
Mar 1	SA	W 114-89	28	12	14	1	1	0	4	5-9	0-1	29.3
Feb 28	@MIL	W 127-98	29	17	13	1	0	0	1	6-13	1-1	33.1
Feb 25	@CLE	L 109-94	29	14	7	2	1	2	5	5-5	1-1	29.4
Feb 23	@CHI	W 105-99	32	28	11	2	3	0	3	10-17	5-9	50.2
Feb 22	HOU	W 108-106	34	25	7	1	1	0	2	10-15	3-3	35.9
Feb 20	DET	L 126-111	31	21	11	4	1	0	2	7-14	1-4	41.2
Feb 15	@STRIPES	L 48-45	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	8.4
Feb 12	@PHI	W 138-89	26	21	11	5	1	1	2	8-13	1-1	45.7
Feb 11	IND	L 137-134 OT	32	22	14	3	0	0	5	8-17	1-6	38.3
Feb 8	@BOS	W 111-89	29	11	10	1	1	0	3	3-9	0-2	24.5
Feb 5	DEN	W 134-127 2OT	31	24	12	1	0	0	1	9-13	2-6	38.9
Feb 4	@WSH	W 132-101	26	19	15	3	2	0	1	7-16	1-4	46.5
Feb 2	LAL	W 112-100	32	11	13	4	2	0	3	5-11	0-1	35.6
Jan 31	POR	W 127-97	29	14	20	3	0	1	0	5-12	1-3	45.5
Jan 29	@TOR	W 119-92	35	8	22	2	0	1	2	3-11	0-2	38.4
Jan 28	SAC	W 103-87	27	17	11	4	0	0	2	5-15	3-8	34.2
Jan 24	@PHI	W 112-109	16	10	6	1	0	1	2	2-4	1-2	19.7
Jan 22	BKN	W 120-66	20	14	8	3	1	0	2	5-8	2-3	29.1
Jan 19	DAL	L 114-97	30	22	18	4	1	1	5	9-19	2-5	50.6
Jan 18	PHX	L 106-99	35	23	11	2	1	1	3	7-16	3-8	42.2
Jan 16	@GS	L 126-113	31	17	20	2	1	1	2	6-14	2-4	48
Jan 15	@SAC	L 112-101	33	13	4	1	5	0	3	5-14	0-1	31.3
Jan 11	@POR	W 123-114	28	20	11	3	0	2	2	9-13	2-3	41.7
Jan 10	@PHX	L 112-107	33	15	12	5	0	0	5	5-11	2-5	31.9
Jan 8	LAC	W 123-111	31	20	11	7	1	1	2	6-18	0-4	47.7
Jan 6	@DET	L 121-90	23	6	1	1	0	0	6	1-4	1-2	2.7
Jan 4	PHI	L 130-119	34	23	14	2	2	0	2	6-16	0-5	46.8
Jan 1	@SA	L 134-132	33	20	7	4	1	0	3	5-10	2-5	34.4
Dec 30	@NO	W 130-125	30	12	12	4	0	2	0	4-9	2-4	38.4
Dec 28	@ATL	W 128-125	30	36	15	1	0	0	2	8-15	3-6	53.5
Dec 25	CLE	W 126-124	27	11	14	1	2	0	2	5-13	0-2	33.3
Dec 24	@MIN	L 115-104	35	40	13	1	1	0	5	14-24	3-6	55.1
Dec 21	MIA	W 132-125	29	2	6	2	2	0	3	1-5	0-0	15.2
Dec 20	PHI	L 116-107	35	22	11	1	0	0	3	7-15	1-5	33.7
Dec 17	SA	W 124-113	30	16	11	1	2	0	2	6-12	2-5	34.7
Dec 13	ORL	W 132-120	37	29	8	2	1	1	0	9-11	2-4	47.6
Dec 10	@TOR	W 117-101	31	14	16	1	1	2	1	4-11	1-2	42.7
Dec 6	UTAH	W 146-112	22	18	9	4	1	0	1	5-11	4-6	36.8
Dec 4	CHA	W 119-104	39	35	18	5	2	0	1	13-23	3-7	69.1
Dec 3	@BOS	L 123-117	33	29	7	2	0	1	4	12-19	2-5	39.4
Nov 30	TOR	W 116-94	31	22	8	2	0	0	4	8-15	1-4	30.6
Nov 29	MIL	W 118-109	36	9	10	4	0	1	2	2-8	1-2	28
Nov 27	@CHA	W 129-101	32	19	10	3	0	0	3	6-13	0-3	32.5
Nov 25	@BKN	W 113-100	33	37	12	3	1	2	1	14-20	3-4	63.9
Nov 22	@ORL	L 133-121	37	24	8	3	0	0	4	6-14	2-6	34.1
Nov 20	@DAL	W 113-111	35	18	14	6	2	0	3	6-16	1-6	46.8
Nov 18	@MIA	L 115-113	33	22	15	2	0	1	4	7-19	1-7	42
Nov 15	MIA	W 140-132	38	39	11	4	1	0	0	13-26	6-14	61.2
Nov 13	ORL	L 124-107	35	15	12	4	1	0	2	6-15	1-4	36.4
Nov 12	MEM	W 133-120	32	21	13	4	3	2	2	7-17	3-8	55.6
Nov 9	BKN	W 134-98	28	28	12	2	2	0	2	10-17	0-2	49.4
Nov 6	MIN	W 137-114	31	15	10	4	0	2	4	5-11	1-5	35
Nov 4	WSH	W 119-102	30	33	13	5	2	0	3	12-24	3-8	59.1
Nov 3	CHI	W 128-116	36	20	15	5	0	2	1	5-11	2-2	50.5
Nov 1	@CHI	L 135-125	32	22	10	4	0	1	2	6-14	1-5	41
Oct 29	@MIL	L 121-111	35	8	12	1	1	1	3	2-12	0-3	26.9
Oct 26	@MIA	L 115-107	36	15	18	2	1	2	3	6-14	2-8	45.6
Oct 24	BOS	W 105-95	33	26	13	3	1	1	5	6-16	4-6	47.1
Oct 22	CLE	W 119-111	31	19	11	2	0	0	3	5-12	1-4	32.2

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QIs Karl-Anthony Towns a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #28 overall, #5 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Karl-Anthony Towns be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 14.6 (roughly round 2 in a 10-team league). We rank him #29, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Karl-Anthony Towns score in 2026-27?

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.

QHow does Karl-Anthony Towns rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Karl-Anthony Towns finished #26 in 9-cat and #24 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 #24 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Karl-Anthony Towns for fantasy?

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.