Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Nikola Jokic (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | |
Expert |
72% Recommended by 18 of 25 experts |
28% Recommended by 7 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 4 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 4 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 2 |
| Worst Rank | # 6 | # 9 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 33.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 15.5 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .521 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 3.7 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .344 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 4.6 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .822 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Points | 25.5 | 21.2 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 1 | # 3 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 2 | # 3 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 3 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 2 | # 3 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 2 | # 3 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 2 | # 4 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 2 | # 1 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 3 | # 1 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Nikola Jokic C - DEN | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,187 | 2,336 |
| Field Goals Made | 316 | 565 |
| Field Goals Att | 622 | 1,071 |
| Field Goals % | .508 | .528 |
| Three Points Made | 114 | 80 |
| Three Points Att | 277 | 255 |
| Three Points % | .412 | .314 |
| Free Throws Made | 180 | 246 |
| Free Throws Att | 226 | 301 |
| Free Throws % | .797 | .817 |
| Offensive Rebound | 95 | 166 |
| Rebounds | 379 | 711 |
| Assists | 153 | 512 |
| Turnovers | 110 | 226 |
| Steals | 33 | 85 |
| Blocks | 42 | 44 |
| Points | 926 | 1,456 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Nikola Jokic C - DEN | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 33.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 15.5 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .521 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 3.7 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .344 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 4.6 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .822 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Points | 25.5 | 21.2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Nikola Jokic C - DEN | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Nikola Jokic powered the Nuggets to their eighth consecutive win on Friday night, registering his 13th triple-double of the season. Jokic scored 26 points (9-17 FG, 2-2 3-pt, 6-6 FT) while contributing 13 rebounds, 14 assists, and a steal to go with six turnovers in a 121-119 win over San Antonio. Lucas Spence 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 | Nikola Jokic was sensational on Wednesday night, scoring 25 points (11-18 FG, 0-2 3-pt, 3-4 FT) while adding nine rebounds, 10 assists, and a steal in 30 minutes in a 106-96 win over San Antonio. Lucas Spence Wed, Apr 7th | |
| 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 | Nikola Jokic continued to add to his MVP candidacy on Tuesday night, scoring a team-high 27 points (13-16 FG, 1-2 FT) while grabbing eight rebounds, handing out 11 assists, and recording a steal and a block in a 134-119 win over Detroit. Lucas Spence Tue, Apr 6th | |
| 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 | Nikola Jokic did Nikola Jokic things on Sunday night, scoring 17 points (5-11 FG, 7-9 FT) while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out 17 assists in a come-from-behind win over Orlando. Jokic added a steal with four turnovers in 38 minutes of action. Lucas Spence Mon, Apr 5th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns notched 27 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT, 11-12 FT), 15 boards, four assists, two blocks, and four turnovers in Saturday night's defeat to Houston. Shaan Hoda Sun, Mar 28th | Nikola Jokic had an uncharacteristic poor shooting night on Thursday, scoring just 14 points on 6-of-16 shooting while adding seven rebounds, seven assists, two triples, a block, and four turnovers in a 101-94 win over the Clippers. Lucas Spence Fri, Apr 2nd | |
| 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 | Nikola Jokic regressed in every statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals) last year from his 2018-2019 campaign but still finished top-30 across the board and with 13 triple-doubles (second-best in the league). The reason I have him ranked this high is because of his consistency over the last three seasons. He's averaging 19.5 rebounds, 10.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 steals over a three-year stretch. That type of production would warrant a top-five pick and there's no reason to expect him to slow down at just age 25. 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 | ||
