Mikal Bridges or Karl-Anthony Towns: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Mikal Bridges wins 5 of the nine categories, Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 62 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Karl-Anthony Towns leads in PTS, 14.7 to 17.0 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Mikal Bridges 29th, Karl-Anthony Towns 31st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Mikal Bridges	Karl-Anthony Towns	Edge
PTS	14.7	17.0	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
REB	3.7	9.7	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	3.9	2.8	Mikal Bridges wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.7	0.5	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	2.0	1.4	Mikal Bridges wins
TO	1.1	2.2	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	48.1%	49.6%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	81.0%	85.2%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins

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