Karl-Anthony Towns

New York Knicks · C-F

Age 30 · 7'0" · 248 lb · USA

Pick #1, 2015 Draft · Rookie 2016 · 727 games · 69 playoff games

DPM · #14 of 523

+3.3

Offense +2.1 Defense +1.3 Market +2.6 · playoffs +2.4 Last played Nov 2, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Pau Gasol 2010-11	30	+2.8	+2.6, +2.0, +0.9, 0.0, +0.3	81
Lamar Odom 2010-11	31	+3.5	-0.6, +0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	80
Paul Millsap 2014-15	30	+4.0	+3.6, +3.2, +2.0, +2.2, +1.5	80
Chris Webber 2003-04	31	+2.5	+0.2, +0.2, -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games	78
Jimmy Butler 2020-21	31	+3.7	+4.0, +3.6, +3.3, +2.8, +2.2	77
Vlade Divac 1998-99	31	+3.4	+4.0, +3.2, +3.8, +3.8, +3.1	75
Hedo Turkoglu 2008-09	30	+2.9	0.0, +1.0, +0.6, -0.6, -2.6	74
Chris Bosh 2013-14	30	+2.5	+2.2, +1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	74
Vince Carter 2007-08	31	+2.6	+2.1, +3.1, +0.9, +1.7, +2.1	73
Eddie Jones 2002-03	31	+2.8	+1.5, +1.8, +2.6, +0.8, -0.5	73

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Karl-Anthony's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Karl-Anthony Towns's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Karl-Anthony Towns NYK Self

+3.3DPMDPM Offense +2.1 Defense +1.3 Per 100 possessions:30.4points18.6rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Bam Adebayo MIA ↗

+3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.9 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:28.5points13.7rebounds5.5assistsP/R/A
85.8
3 Joel Embiid PHI ↗

+3.8DPMDPM Offense +2.3 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:33.4points11.7rebounds7.0assistsP/R/A
82.6
4 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA ↗

+3.8DPMDPM Offense +2.9 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:42.2points16.5rebounds9.3assistsP/R/A
77.3
5 Aaron Gordon DEN ↗

+2.8DPMDPM Offense +2.5 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:24.7points9.6rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
74.8
6 Jarrett Allen CLE ↗

+3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.0 Defense +2.0 Per 100 possessions:23.9points14.8rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
74.2
7 OG Anunoby NYK ↗

+3.0DPMDPM Offense +1.6 Defense +1.4 Per 100 possessions:26.2points8.0rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
73.6
8 Evan Mobley CLE ↗

+2.4DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:27.2points12.6rebounds5.4assistsP/R/A
73.1
9 Scottie Barnes TOR ↗

+2.9DPMDPM Offense +1.3 Defense +1.6 Per 100 possessions:31.9points10.5rebounds8.8assistsP/R/A
73.0
10 Alperen Sengun HOU ↗

+2.4DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:31.4points13.9rebounds9.7assistsP/R/A
71.2

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Karl-Anthony Towns's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $50.1M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $57.1M; Actual
Surplus: -$7.0M; Value minus salary
WARP: 10.7; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 5.1; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 36.5; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Karl-Anthony Towns, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	NYK	30	7	32.1	+3.48	+2.11	+1.37	—
2025-26	NYK	30	75 +19	31.0	+3.45	+2.18	+1.27	39th of 697
2024-25	NYK	29	72 +18	34.9	+2.58	+2.09	+0.49	84th of 774
2023-24	MIN	28	62 +16	32.7	+2.95	+1.74	+1.21	69th of 858
2022-23	MIN	27	29 +5	33.0	+3.76	+2.38	+1.38	44th of 924
2021-22	MIN	26	74 +6	33.5	+4.55	+4.10	+0.45	22nd of 1010
2020-21	MIN	25	50	33.8	+3.55	+3.51	+0.04	39th of 1077
2019-20	MIN	24	35	33.9	+3.13	+3.86	-0.73	40th of 1185
2018-19	MIN	23	77	33.0	+3.24	+3.65	-0.41	24th of 1100
2017-18	MIN	22	82 +5	35.6	+2.20	+2.70	-0.50	36th of 813
2016-17	MIN	21	82	37.0	+2.08	+3.13	-1.05	16th of 571
2015-16	MIN	20	82	32.0	+1.03	+1.16	-0.13	23rd of 354

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 30.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 95.6.

Karl-Anthony Towns, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	30.4	18.6
Rebounds	18.6	11.3
Offensive	4.8	2.9
Defensive	13.8	8.4
Assists	6.6	4.0
Steals	1.4	0.9
Blocks	1.1	0.7
Turnovers	4.5	2.8
3-pt attempts	7.0	4.3
FG attempts	20.6	12.6
FT attempts	7.1	4.4
FG% · 3P% · FT%	51.6% · 38.1% · 83.7%