Who Should I Draft?
Karl-Anthony Towns or Trae Young (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN  | Trae Young G - ATL  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 23 of 24 experts |
4% Recommended by 1 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | ‐ | # 8 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 26 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | ‐ | # 8 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 26 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 34.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 18.3 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .445 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 9.4 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .369 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 8.6 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .863 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 9.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Points | 25.5 | 26.9 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 2 | # 6 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 8 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 4 | # 10 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 9 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 5 | # 10 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 4 | # 8 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 4 | # 10 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 5 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 13 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 4 | # 10 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 8 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 3 | # 18 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 4 | # 7 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 3 | # 10 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 6 | # 11 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 2 | # 26 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 2 | # 11 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 5 | # 8 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 6 | # 8 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 6 | # 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,187 | 2,120 |
| Field Goals Made | 316 | 546 |
| Field Goals Att | 622 | 1,249 |
| Field Goals % | .508 | .437 |
| Three Points Made | 114 | 205 |
| Three Points Att | 277 | 568 |
| Three Points % | .412 | .361 |
| Free Throws Made | 180 | 481 |
| Free Throws Att | 226 | 559 |
| Free Throws % | .797 | .861 |
| Offensive Rebound | 95 | 31 |
| Rebounds | 379 | 254 |
| Assists | 153 | 560 |
| Turnovers | 110 | 289 |
| Steals | 33 | 65 |
| Blocks | 42 | 8 |
| Points | 926 | 1,778 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 34.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 18.3 |
| Field Goals % | .511 | .445 |
| Three Points Made | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Three Points Att | 6.9 | 9.4 |
| Three Points % | .410 | .369 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.2 | 8.6 |
| Free Throws % | .812 | .863 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 9.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Points | 25.5 | 26.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C - MIN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns (health and safety protocols) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Hawks. Damian McCoade II Sun, Jan 17th | Trae Young poured in 38 points (11-26 FG, 3-5 3PT, 13-19 FT), four rebounds, 10 assists, two steals, one block, and two turnovers in Wednesday night's comeback win against Detroit. Shaan Hoda Thu, Jan 21st | |
| Timberwolves C Karl-Anthony Towns says on social media that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Adam Koffler Fri, Jan 15th | Trae Young is available to play against the Pistons, although dealing with a sore heel. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Wed, Jan 20th | |
| 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 | Trae Young (heel) is officially probable for Wednesday's game versus Detroit. Ross Jared Joswick Tue, Jan 19th | |
| 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 | Trae Young notched 20 points (3-8 FG, 2-5 3PT, 12-13 FT), eight rebounds, 13 assists, three steals, and six turnovers in Monday's afternoon victory over the Wolves. Shaan Hoda Tue, Jan 19th | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns is available to play against the Grizzlies as he works his way back from a dislocated wrist. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Wed, Jan 13th | Trae Young registered 26 points (7-23 FG, 1-9 3PT, 11-12 FT), seven rebounds, 11 assists, and five turnovers in Saturday night's defeat to Portland. Shaan Hoda Sun, Jan 17th | |
| 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 | Trae Young exploded onto the scene last year and finished fourth in scoring (29.6 points) and second in assists (9.3) per game. His 205 made three-pointers were sixth-most in the league and he did it at a 36.1% clip. If he's able to improve his shooting heading into his third year, there's no reason to expect him to finish outside the top-three in scoring. 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 Atlanta Hawks spared no expense this offseason in putting an extremely formidable team around second-year All-Star PG Trae Young. By adding guys like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari, the Hawks are signaling to their young core that they are going all-in to surround them with the talent they need to succeed as early as this season. Last season, Young budded into a superstar right in front of our eyes, finishing fourth in scoring (29.6 ppg) and second in assists (9.3 apg), trailing only LeBron James in that category. While the scoring numbers could come down with a plethora of options to put the ball in the basket, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Young averages over 10 assists per game this season. He's also only missed a total of eight games in two seasons. In a world of "DNP-rest," Young is as safe as they come in the middle to later part of the first round in 2020-21. Adam Koffler - 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 | ||
