Karl-Anthony Towns or LaMelo Ball: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4 of the nine categories, LaMelo Ball wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 20 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 14 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Karl-Anthony Towns projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and LaMelo Ball in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF, LaMelo Ball is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Karl-Anthony Towns 14th, LaMelo Ball 34th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Karl-Anthony Towns	LaMelo Ball	Edge
PTS	17.6	19.4	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	10.1	4.7	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.8	6.2	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	0.8	1.1	LaMelo Ball wins
BLK	0.5	0.3	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	1.4	3.0	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.2	2.6	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	50.0%	41.1%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.2%	86.7%	too close to call

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