Karl-Anthony Towns or James Harden: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4 of the nine categories, James Harden wins 5.

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 181 ranked players in this set, Karl-Anthony Towns projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and James Harden in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF, James Harden is PG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Karl-Anthony Towns 22nd, James Harden 42nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Karl-Anthony Towns	James Harden	Edge
PTS	18.0	19.4	James Harden wins
REB	10.5	4.4	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.9	6.4	James Harden wins
STL	0.8	1.1	James Harden wins
BLK	0.6	0.5	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	1.4	3.0	James Harden wins
TO	2.3	3.0	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	49.9%	41.9%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.1%	86.9%	James Harden wins

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