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Karl-Anthony Towns★

New York Knicks · #32 · All-Star
C7'0"248 lbage 3011 yrs expKentuckyEdison, NJ
2nd best of 11 on NYKworth +6.4 wins to the rotation
OFF83DEF76
Elite rebounder & shooter
NYK
New York Knicks
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 51-31 (▲+3.4)
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3× All-NBA6× All-StarRookie of the Year

An All-Star big man and one of the most skilled offensive centers alive, pairing elite rebounding (11.9 a game, a 99th-percentile board man) with rare touch — 36.8% from three and 85.8% at the line on 61.9% true shooting. He draws fouls relentlessly and scored 20.1 a night, though the playmaking and defense remain merely passable rather than special.

20.1
PPG
11.9
RPG
3
APG
0.9
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 75MPG 31FG% 50.13P% 36.8FT% 85.8TS% 61.9USG% 25.9PER 22BPM +3.3VORP 3.1EPM +3.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding96
Shooting95
Scoring86
Perimeter defense77
Playmaking74
Inside finishing66
Rim protection56

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2015-16 to 2025-26 · 11 seasons
22.8
PPG
11.1
RPG
3.1
APG
720
GAMES
Points 16,384Win Shares 94.6Starts 720Best season 2017-18 · 21.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons85%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
25th in career points20th in Win Shares16th in All-Star selections

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 28 → 30
▲Rising

Karl-Anthony, at 30, is on a clear upward trajectory — 5.5 → 7.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▬ 7.3 wins (+0.4)
Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 5.6–9.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+2.5 → +3.3+0.826-27 forecast +2.9
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +2.5 · 62 games2024-25: +3.6 · 72 games2025-26: +3.3 · 75 games2026-27: +2.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)5.5 → 7.0+1.526-27 forecast 7.3
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 5.5 · 62 games2024-25: 7.7 · 72 games2025-26: 7.0 · 75 games2026-27: 7.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $40.6M vs $57.1M salary−$16.5M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$57.1M salary2023-24: $20.6M · 62 games2024-25: $43.3M · 72 games2025-26: $37.5M · 75 games2026-27: $40.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $57,078,728 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$57,078,728Guaranteed
25% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$40,628,000 /yr
Surplus−$16,450,728
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.