Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Deandre Ayton (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Deandre Ayton C - PHO  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 25 of 25 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 11 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 4 | # 18 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 6 | # 30 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 32.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 14.3 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .572 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .182 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 3.3 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .755 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Points | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 1 | # 7 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 6 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 2 | # 6 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 1 | # 9 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 7 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 6 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 3 | # 6 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 2 | # 11 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 2 | # 8 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 7 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 5 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 6 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 2 | # 8 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 2 | # 4 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 2 | # 8 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 1 | # 6 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 3 | # 6 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 3 | # 6 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 2 | # 5 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 2 | # 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - PHO | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,187 | 1,236 |
| Field Goals Made | 316 | 310 |
| Field Goals Att | 622 | 568 |
| Field Goals % | .508 | .546 |
| Three Points Made | 114 | 3 |
| Three Points Att | 277 | 13 |
| Three Points % | .412 | .231 |
| Free Throws Made | 180 | 67 |
| Free Throws Att | 226 | 89 |
| Free Throws % | .797 | .753 |
| Offensive Rebound | 95 | 147 |
| Rebounds | 379 | 436 |
| Assists | 153 | 72 |
| Turnovers | 110 | 80 |
| Steals | 33 | 25 |
| Blocks | 42 | 58 |
| Points | 926 | 690 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - PHO | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 32.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 14.3 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .572 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .182 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 3.3 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .755 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Points | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - PHO | |
| News | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns collected 24 points (8-14 FG, 4-4 3PT, 4-7 FT), five rebounds, five assists, one block, and three turnovers in Friday night's victory versus Miami. Shaan Hoda Sat, Apr 17th | DeAndre Ayton totaled 26 points (10-11 FG, 6-6 FT), eleven rebounds, and one block in 30 minutes in the Suns' 122-114 win over the Kings on Thursday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns (personal) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game vs. the Bucks. Adam Koffler Wed, Apr 14th | DeAndre Ayton totaled 19 points (8-10 FG, 3-4 FT), thirteen rebounds, one assist, one block, and two steals in 27 minutes in the Suns' 106-86 win over the Heat on Tuesday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Monday's game between the Nets and Timberwolves has been postponed. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 12th | DeAndre Ayton totaled 14 points (7-10 FG, 0-1 3PT), ten rebounds, one assist, one block, and two steals in 25 minutes in the Suns' 134-106 win over the Wizards on Saturday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns racked up 27 points (8-15 FG, 3-7 3PT, 8-8 FT), 12 boards, eight assists, two blocks, and four turnovers in Sunday night's victory versus Chicago. Shaan Hoda Mon, Apr 12th | DeAndre Ayton totaled 18 points (9-11 FG, 0-1 3PT), ten rebounds, three assists, and one block in 32 minutes in the Suns' 113-103 loss to the Clippers. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns racked up 32 points (12-17 FG, 2-6 3PT, 6-8 FT), 12 boards, six assists, one block, and four turnovers in Wednesday's loss to Indiana. Shaan Hoda Thu, Apr 8th | DeAndre Ayton totaled 18 points (9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT), twelve rebounds, one assist, and two steals in 41 minutes in the Suns' 117-113 overtime win against the Jazz on Wednesday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Heading into his fifth season, Anthony-Towns is coming off career-highs in points (26.5) and assists (4.4). Although he saw a slight drop in his rebounds (10.8) he still finished seventh overall. You're betting on his health being better after he's seen an increase in missed games over the last two seasons. Hopefully, the midseason addition of his friend D'Angelo Russell will help Anthony-Towns to play through some of those nagging injuries that sidelined him in 2019-2020. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | Chris Paul's arrival in Phoenix should do wonders for Ayton's fantasy value this season. The former 2018 first overall pick played just 38 games a season ago, but averaged 18.2 points (54.6 FG%), 11.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 32.5 minutes per game. With CP3 running the offense, a healthy Ayton should have no problem averaging 20 and 10 this season, and could even improve his FG% with more high-percentage looks. Don't overlook Ayton in the 2nd round of drafts. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | |
| Towns was on pace for a massive fantasy season last year before nagging injuries sidelined him for the majority of the winter and spring. He averaged career-highs in points per game (26.5), assists per game (4.4), and most impressively, three-pointers per game (3.3). He also adds enough blocks (1.2) and steals (.9) to be considered one of the best all-around contributors in the NBA, something that isn't easy to find at the center position. Aaron Larson - FantasyPros | ||
| While fantasy managers might remember Towns' 2019-20 season primarily for his missed games, he actually had a monster season. KAT averaged career highs in points (26.5), assists (4.4), and threes (3.3) while pulling down at least 10 boards for the fifth straight season. As long as he's healthy for the 2020-21 season, he should be an easy top-5 selection in both points and category leagues due to his tremendous stat-stuffing abilities. Zachary Hanshew - FantasyPros | ||
