Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Joel Embiid (2019)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Joel Embiid C - PHI  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 24 of 25 experts |
4% Recommended by 1 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 3 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 4 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 3 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 6 |
| Worst Rank | # 6 | # 12 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.5 | 32.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 16.7 | 17.6 |
| Field Goals % | .525 | .488 |
| Three Points Made | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Three Points % | .406 | .339 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.7 | 8.1 |
| Free Throws % | .847 | .791 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| Assists | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Points | 25.0 | 26.3 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 3 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 2 | # 4 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 1 | # 4 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 4 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andrew Sears FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 4 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 1 | # 8 |
| Marc Roberts Daily Fantasy Basketball Podcast | # 2 | # 4 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andrew Joe Potter theScore | # 2 | # 4 |
| Joe Kaiser ESPN | # 2 | # 4 |
| Frank Stampfl RotoExperts | # 1 | # 4 |
| Site Projections Hashtag Basketball | # 2 | # 4 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| Alex Rikleen RotoWire | # 1 | # 4 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Jay Taaffe The Fantasy Unicorns | # 1 | # 4 |
| Kevin So The Fantasy Unicorns | # 2 | # 4 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 4 |
| Kyle Reiner Pineda The Fantasy Unicorns | # 3 | # 4 |
| Matt Kuri Fantasy Analyzers | # 2 | # 4 |
| Lawrence Doto Elite Sports NY | # 3 | # 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2018 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,545 | 2,154 |
| Field Goals Made | 681 | 580 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,315 | 1,199 |
| Field Goals % | .518 | .484 |
| Three Points Made | 142 | 79 |
| Three Points Att | 355 | 263 |
| Three Points % | .400 | .300 |
| Free Throws Made | 376 | 522 |
| Free Throws Att | 450 | 649 |
| Free Throws % | .836 | .804 |
| Offensive Rebound | 265 | 160 |
| Rebounds | 955 | 870 |
| Assists | 259 | 234 |
| Turnovers | 241 | 227 |
| Steals | 68 | 46 |
| Blocks | 125 | 122 |
| Points | 1,880 | 1,761 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2019 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.5 | 32.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 16.7 | 17.6 |
| Field Goals % | .525 | .488 |
| Three Points Made | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Three Points % | .406 | .339 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.7 | 8.1 |
| Free Throws % | .847 | .791 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| Assists | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Points | 25.0 | 26.3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| News | ||
| After the tragic death of his mother due to COVID-19, The Minnesota Timberwolves have been supporting Karl-Anthony Towns emotionally and “giving him space” as it relates to his physical recovery from a broken wrist. Adam Koffler Thu, Jun 11th | The Philadelphia 76ers and Doc Rivers have reached an agreement for Rivers to become Philadelphia's next head coach. Dan Titus Thu, Oct 1st | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns continues to heal from the broken left wrist, and the Wolves say surgery is not being discussed as an option, and he will be re-evaluated in another two weeks. Adam Koffler Fri, Mar 6th | Joel Embiid put forth his best effort in Game 4, recording another monster double-double, scoring 30 points (8-18 FG, 1-5 3PT, 13-18 FT) with 10 boards, three steals, two blocks, and four turnovers as the Sixers get swept by the Celtics. Adam Koffler Sun, Aug 23rd | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns was diagnosed with a fractured left wrist and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Brad Camara Fri, Feb 21st | Joel Embiid scored a game-high 30 points (7-20 FG, 2-5 3PT, 14-16 FT) to go along with 13 rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block, and four turnovers across 35 minutes in a loss on Friday in Game 3. Dan Titus Sat, Aug 22nd | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns will miss games and remains without a timetable to return from his left wrist injury, per Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Ryan Sanders. Brad Camara Thu, Feb 20th | Joel Embiid posted a very respectable 34 points (11-21 FG, 12-13 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, one block, and two turnovers as the lone bright spot in a bad 128-101 Game 2 loss to the Celtics. Adam Koffler Wed, Aug 19th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) is expected to miss multiple games after the All-Star break. Brad Camara Thu, Feb 13th | Joel Embiid racked up 26 points (8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT, 9-12 FT), 16 rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one block in 37 minutes play Monday. Aaron Larson Tue, Aug 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
