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

Net Prophet ranks Karl-Anthony Towns 28th and James Harden 33rd for the 2026-27 season, 5 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.

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

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 4 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
James Harden leads in PTS, 17.0 to 18.6 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF, James Harden is PG.
The board grades Karl-Anthony Towns "durable" for availability and James Harden "moderate".
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	Karl-Anthony Towns	James Harden
Net Prophet rank	#28	#33
Consensus ADP	#9	#13

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Karl-Anthony Towns	James Harden	Edge
PTS	17.0	18.6	James Harden wins
REB	9.7	4.2	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.8	6.0	James Harden wins
STL	0.8	1.0	James Harden wins
BLK	0.5	0.4	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	1.4	2.8	James Harden wins
TO	2.2	2.9	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	49.6%	41.8%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.2%	86.9%	James Harden wins

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