Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Joel Embiid (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Joel Embiid C - PHI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 25 of 25 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 3 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 7 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 4 | # 14 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 6 | # 20 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 31.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 16.6 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 4.0 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .325 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 7.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 8.9 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .804 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Points | 25.5 | 24.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 1 | # 5 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 5 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 2 | # 4 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 4 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 2 | # 4 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 4 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 5 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 2 | # 5 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 3 | # 6 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 2 | # 6 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 2 | # 5 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 2 | # 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,187 | 1,506 |
| Field Goals Made | 316 | 382 |
| Field Goals Att | 622 | 802 |
| Field Goals % | .508 | .476 |
| Three Points Made | 114 | 57 |
| Three Points Att | 277 | 172 |
| Three Points % | .412 | .331 |
| Free Throws Made | 180 | 352 |
| Free Throws Att | 226 | 436 |
| Free Throws % | .797 | .807 |
| Offensive Rebound | 95 | 141 |
| Rebounds | 379 | 593 |
| Assists | 153 | 152 |
| Turnovers | 110 | 159 |
| Steals | 33 | 44 |
| Blocks | 42 | 65 |
| Points | 926 | 1,173 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 31.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 16.6 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 4.0 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .325 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 7.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 8.9 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .804 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Points | 25.5 | 24.4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Joel Embiid totaled 27 points (10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT, 7-9 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, and four blocks in 27 minutes in the Sixers' 117-93 win over the Thunder on Saturday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Mon, Apr 12th | |
| 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 | Joel Embiid was not listed on the injury report ahead of the 76ers game Saturday against the Thunder. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns amassed 39 points (11-23 FG, 4-12 3PT, 13-14 FT), 14 boards, five assists, one steal, one block, and two turnovers in Saturday night's defeat to the 76ers. Shaan Hoda Sun, Apr 4th | Joel Embiid totaled 14 points (5-16 FG, 0-3 3PT, 4-4 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, and two blocks in 31 minutes in the Sixers' 101-94 loss to the Pelicans on Friday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns produced 30 points (11-25 FG, 1-8 3PT, 7-7 FT), 16 rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in Friday's defeat to the Grizzlies. Shaan Hoda Sat, Apr 3rd | Joel Embiid totaled 35 points (9-19 FG, 1-5 3PT, 16-20 FT), six rebounds, one assist, and one block in 33 minutes in the Sixers' 106-96 win over the Celtics. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns registered 31 points (13-22 FG, 4-8 3PT, 1-2 FT), 12 boards, five assists, three blocks, and two turnovers in Monday night's defeat to Brooklyn. Shaan Hoda Tue, Mar 30th | Joel Embiid totaled 24 points (6-14 FG, 0-4 3PT, 12-17 FT), eight rebounds, two assists, and three blocks in 29 minutes in the Sixers' 122-113 win over the Timberwolves on Saturday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Sun, Apr 4th | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
