Austin Reaves or Karl-Anthony Towns: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Austin Reaves wins 5 of the nine categories, Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4.

Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 16 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Austin Reaves projects above average in 6 of the nine categories and Karl-Anthony Towns in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Austin Reaves is SG/PG, Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Austin Reaves 21st, Karl-Anthony Towns 22nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Austin Reaves	Karl-Anthony Towns	Edge
PTS	22.8	18.0	Austin Reaves wins
REB	4.6	10.5	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	5.4	2.9	Austin Reaves wins
STL	1.2	0.8	Austin Reaves wins
BLK	0.4	0.6	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	2.4	1.4	Austin Reaves wins
TO	2.9	2.3	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	48.3%	49.9%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	87.5%	85.1%	Austin Reaves wins

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