Alperen Şengün or Karl-Anthony Towns?
Who to start in fantasy basketball, Cs ranked 5th and 7th at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
The call
Points leagues: Alperen Şengün, 43.9 fantasy points per game to 40.5.
9-cat leagues: Karl-Anthony Towns instead, 21st overall against 42nd, because the categories reward a different mix.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Alperen Şengün | Karl-Anthony Towns |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 43.9 | 40.5 |
| Minutes | 33.3 | 31.0 |
| PointsPTS | 20.4 | 20.1 |
| ReboundsREB | 8.9 | 11.9 |
| AssistsAST | 6.2 | 3.0 |
| StealsSTL | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| BlocksBLK | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Threes3PM | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Field goal %FG% | 51.9% | 50.1% |
| Free throw %FT% | 69.1% | 85.8% |
| TurnoversTO | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Bold is the better number. Per-game lines blend last season with this one, the same numbers the rankings use.
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Common questions
Should I start Alperen Şengün or Karl-Anthony Towns in fantasy basketball?
Points leagues: Alperen Şengün, 43.9 fantasy points per game to 40.5. 9-cat leagues: Karl-Anthony Towns instead, 21st overall against 42nd, because the categories reward a different mix.
Who wins more categories, Alperen Şengün or Karl-Anthony Towns?
Alperen Şengün is ahead in 5 (points, assists, steals, blocks, field goal percentage); Karl-Anthony Towns in 4 (rebounds, threes, free throw percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number