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 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 14 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
LaMelo Ball leads in PTS, 17.0 to 18.8 per game as the board projects them.
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 31st, 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	17.0	18.8	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	9.7	4.6	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.8	6.0	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	0.8	1.0	LaMelo Ball wins
BLK	0.5	0.3	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
3PM	1.4	2.9	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.2	2.6	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FG%	49.6%	41.1%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.2%	86.7%	too close to call

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