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

Net Prophet ranks Austin Reaves 26th and Karl-Anthony Towns 28th for the 2026-27 season, 2 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.

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

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 37 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Austin Reaves leads in PTS, 22.6 to 17.0 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Austin Reaves is SG/PG, Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF.
The board grades Austin Reaves "moderate" for availability and Karl-Anthony Towns "durable".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure	Austin Reaves	Karl-Anthony Towns
Net Prophet rank	#26	#28
Consensus ADP	#46	#9

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Austin Reaves	Karl-Anthony Towns	Edge
PTS	22.6	17.0	Austin Reaves wins
REB	4.5	9.7	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	5.4	2.8	Austin Reaves wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Austin Reaves wins
BLK	0.4	0.5	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	2.4	1.4	Austin Reaves wins
TO	2.9	2.2	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	48.3%	49.6%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	87.5%	85.2%	Austin Reaves wins

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