Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Giannis Antetokounmpo F - MIL  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 16 of 24 experts |
33% Recommended by 8 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | ‐ | # 4 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 10 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | ‐ | # 4 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 10 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 32.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 10.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 19.0 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .557 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .333 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .691 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Points | 25.5 | 29.2 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 2 | # 8 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 4 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 8 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 5 | # 6 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 6 | # 7 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 6 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 6 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 7 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 4 | # 10 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 2 | # 4 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 5 | # 6 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 6 | # 3 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 6 | # 3 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 4 | # 1 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 4 | # 3 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 6 | # 2 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 6 | # 4 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 6 | # 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Giannis Antetokounmpo F - MIL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,187 | 1,917 |
| Field Goals Made | 316 | 685 |
| Field Goals Att | 622 | 1,238 |
| Field Goals % | .508 | .553 |
| Three Points Made | 114 | 89 |
| Three Points Att | 277 | 293 |
| Three Points % | .412 | .304 |
| Free Throws Made | 180 | 398 |
| Free Throws Att | 226 | 629 |
| Free Throws % | .797 | .633 |
| Offensive Rebound | 95 | 140 |
| Rebounds | 379 | 856 |
| Assists | 153 | 354 |
| Turnovers | 110 | 231 |
| Steals | 33 | 61 |
| Blocks | 42 | 66 |
| Points | 926 | 1,857 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Giannis Antetokounmpo F - MIL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 32.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 10.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 19.0 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .557 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .333 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .691 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Points | 25.5 | 29.2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Giannis Antetokounmpo F - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Minnesota Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns (health and safety protocols) will remain out ahead of Friday's contest against the Atlanta Hawks. Matthew MacKay Thu, Jan 21st | Friday's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Wizards has been postponed, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Alex Burns - Hoop Beast Wed, Jan 20th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (health and safety protocols) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Hawks. Damian McCoade II Sun, Jan 17th | Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 34 points (13-26 FG, 2-6 3PT, 6-8 FT), 12 rebounds, and seven assists Monday night. He also added two steals over 39 minutes of play. Aaron Larson Tue, Jan 19th | |
| Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns says on social media that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Adam Koffler Fri, Jan 15th | Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 31 points (14-21 FG, 2-5 3PT, 1-10 FT), nine rebounds, and one assist Friday night against Dallas. He also blocked one shot over 30 minutes of play. Aaron Larson Sat, Jan 16th | |
| The game between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves, originally scheduled for Friday, has been postponed per Shams Charania. Kyle Williams - Fantasy Six Pack Fri, Jan 15th | Giannis Antetokounmpo racked up 22 points (7-15 FG, 2-5 3 PT, 6-10 FT), 10 rebounds, and 10 assists Wednesday night. He added three blocks and two steals over 33 minutes of play. Aaron Larson Thu, Jan 14th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns compiled 25 points (8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT, 8-8 FT), 14 boards, three assists, two blocks, and one turnover in Wednesday night's loss to Memphis. Shaan Hoda Thu, Jan 14th | Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 points (8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT, 4-7 FT) to go along with six rebounds, four assists, one steal, and two blocks Monday night over 27 minutes of play. Aaron Larson Tue, Jan 12th | |
| 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 | Fresh off a monster contract extension, Giannis Antetokounmpo appears prepped to lead the league in usage rate again, making his ceiling as a fantasy asset sky-high. The back-to-back MVP's ability to accumulate top-five numbers in points and rebounds puts him in a tier of his own. He's also displaying an upward trajectory having just set career-highs in both categories with 29.5 points and 13.6 rebounds per game. Although his efficiency and free throw percentage can hurt your team some weeks, he shouldn't make it past the fifth overall pick in your draft. Dave Kluge - 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 | The back-to-back reigning MVP will remain an elite fantasy force this season. Antetokounmpo has impressively raised both his average points and rebounds per game over every season of his seven-year career, even though he's seen his minutes on the court actually decline over the past three seasons. That might not be the case this year if the Bucks aren't able to coast as easily through their regular season schedule. He led the NBA with a hearty 37.5% usage rate and is a triple-double threat every time he steps on the court. His free-throw and three-point percentage still leave something to be desired, which keeps him outside of the consensus top-three 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 | ||
