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Karl-Anthony Towns or Joel Embiid

Who Should I Start? - Week 27 • Start New
Karl-Anthony Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

PFMinnesota Timberwolves MIN
Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

CPhiladelphia 76ers PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Towns over Embiid

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Karl-Anthony Towns
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Embiid over Towns

 
 
 
 
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Performance Karl-Anthony Towns
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.502.507.5024.501.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.003.756.5026.250.500.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Joel Embiid
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
31.506.009.0037.501.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
29.506.0011.5036.250.750.504
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Karl-Anthony Towns
OWN
92%
+19.94 compared to last week
START
62%
+29.96 compared to last week
OWN/START Joel Embiid
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
54%
+5.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Karl-Anthony Towns
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Joel Embiid
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Karl-Anthony Towns

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 9th with 2259 total points (35.86 avg).
  • He is currently 1673 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.6.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 42.86% from the field this month. Not very good for a big man.
  • Shooting 25.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.15 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 24 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +13.57, APG: +1.36, RPG: +4.89, MPG: +19.01 STLS: +0.47 BLKS: +0.37
Breakdown Joel Embiid

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 2390 total points (58.29 avg).
  • He is currently 2103 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.85% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 39.58% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a center with 3.31 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 6.08 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 44 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +8.51, APG: +2.3, RPG: +2.96, MPG: +6 STLS: +0.39 BLKS: +0.22
Next Up Health Check
Injury Karl-Anthony Towns

No Injury Reported

Injury Joel Embiid

KNEE - Since Apr 24, 2024

Embiid is recovering from a left knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Karl-Anthony Towns
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS PHOW 105-93
Apr 26@PHO
Apr 28@PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.502.257.0027.250.500.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Joel Embiid
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@NYL 104-101
Apr 25VS NY
Apr 28VS NY
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
31.005.009.3337.001.001.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Karl-Anthony Towns
17.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Joel Embiid
32.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Karl-Anthony Towns
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
15-16 MIN 81 32.0 .543 .341 .811 18.5 2.0 10.5 1.7 0.7 2.2
16-17 MIN 78 37.0 .537 .353 .826 24.9 2.7 12.1 1.3 0.7 2.6
17-18 MIN 81 35.7 .543 .421 .857 21.2 2.4 12.4 1.4 0.8 2.0
18-19 MIN 78 32.8 .520 .400 .838 24.5 3.4 12.4 1.6 0.9 3.1
19-20 MIN 35 33.7 .508 .412 .797 26.5 4.4 10.8 1.2 1.0 3.1
20-21 MIN 43 33.8 .488 .394 .862 24.8 4.6 10.9 1.3 0.7 3.3
21-22 MIN 85 32.3 .527 .401 .828 23.6 3.5 9.7 1.2 1.0 3.1
22-23 MIN 34 33.0 .490 .348 .859 20.4 4.3 8.4 0.7 0.6 3.0
23-24 MIN 63 31.9 .506 .417 .881 21.6 3.0 8.2 0.7 0.7 2.9
3-YEAR AVG 56 32.8 .507 .385 .843 23.3 4.0 9.7 1.1 0.8 3.1
Totals 585 33.6 .522 .393 .839 22.7 3.1 10.8 1.3 0.8 2.7
Career Joel Embiid
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 PHI 31 25.4 .466 .367 .783 20.2 2.1 7.8 2.4 0.9 3.8
17-18 PHI 63 30.4 .484 .308 .769 22.9 3.2 10.9 1.8 0.6 3.7
18-19 PHI 65 33.5 .485 .299 .802 27.6 3.7 13.5 1.9 0.7 3.5
19-20 PHI 43 30.0 .473 .346 .821 23.4 3.1 11.9 1.3 0.9 3.1
20-21 PHI 44 31.0 .510 .374 .852 29.2 3.0 10.7 1.4 1.1 3.1
21-22 PHI 77 33.2 .504 .364 .817 29.8 4.0 11.4 1.4 1.0 3.1
22-23 PHI 68 34.1 .548 .324 .858 32.5 4.1 10.2 1.7 1.0 3.5
23-24 PHI 41 33.3 .520 .373 .887 34.5 5.6 11.1 1.6 1.2 3.7
3-YEAR AVG 71 32.9 .520 .354 .840 30.1 3.7 10.7 1.5 1.0 3.2
Totals 468 31.8 .503 .337 .828 27.7 3.6 11.1 1.7 0.9 3.4
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CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST
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COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST
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NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
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