Karl-Anthony Towns
Center · New York Knicks · #32
Karl-Anthony Towns: season analysis
Karl-Anthony Towns is a 30-year-old center for the New York Knicks, wearing number 32. Listed at 7-foot-0 and 248 pounds, Towns has 12 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kentucky.
In 2026-27, Towns is averaging 20.9 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 31.4 minutes per game, starting all 11 games. The shooting line reads 55.0% from the field, 39.6% from three-point range and 77.6% from the free-throw line. That makes Towns the team's leading rebounder this season. Among the 378 players with at least five games this season, that scoring average ranks 34th in the NBA.
Compared with 2025-26 (20.1 points in 31.0 minutes per game), scoring is up by 0.8 points per game and playing time up by 0.4 minutes.
Before this season, Towns played 11 NBA seasons and 720 games, averaging 22.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2019-20 at 26.5 points per game.
Background
Towns was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise. Towns has been with the Minnesota Timberwolves since 2015. Nationality: United States and Dominican Republic. Honors include the NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2016).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Karl-Anthony Towns on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | New York Knicks |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #32 |
| Age | 30 |
| Born | November 15, 1995 · Edison, NJ, USA |
| Height | 7' 0" (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 248 lbs (112 kg) |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA experience | 12 years |
| Salary | $57,078,728 (2026-27) |
Knicks teammates
Jaden AkinsG · #14
Jose AlvaradoG · #5
OG AnunobyF · #8
Mikal BridgesG · #25
Jalen BrunsonG · #11
Jordan ClarksonG · #00
Pacome DadietF · #4
Mohamed DiawaraF · #51
Andre DrummondC · #0
Josh HartG · #3
Dalton KnechtF · #99
Tyler KolekG · #13
Miles McBrideG · #2
Tyler NickelF · #55
Landry ShametG · #44
James WisemanC · #35
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs CLE | L 107-115 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | +3 |
| 2026-11-10 | vs MIL | W 117-85 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-14 | 2-9 | 9-14 | +21 |
| 2026-11-07 | @ CLE | W 109-97 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +2 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs CHI | W 135-105 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 5-7 | +34 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs BKN | W 103-90 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | +13 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ PHI | L 93-98 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 3-3 | +2 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ CHI | W 133-127 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| 2026-10-27 | vs DET | W 111-97 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12-21 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -4 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs ORL | L 102-111 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-15 | 0-4 | 6-7 | -1 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ BOS | L 103-107 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | +2 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new york knicks | 11 | 11 | 31.4 | 20.9 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 55.0 | 39.6 | 77.6 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 7.5-13.5 | 1.9-4.8 | 4.1-5.3 |
| 2025-26 | new york knicks | 75 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 50.1 | 36.8 | 85.8 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 6.9-13.8 | 1.5-4.1 | 4.8-5.5 |
| 2024-25 | new york knicks | 72 | 72 | 35.0 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 52.6 | 42.0 | 82.9 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 8.9-16.9 | 2.0-4.7 | 4.7-5.7 |
| 2023-24 | minnesota timberwolves | 62 | 62 | 32.7 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 50.4 | 41.6 | 87.3 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 7.7-15.3 | 2.2-5.3 | 4.1-4.7 |
| 2022-23 | minnesota timberwolves | 29 | 29 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 49.5 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 7.3-14.8 | 2.1-5.7 | 4.1-4.7 |
| 2021-22 | minnesota timberwolves | 74 | 74 | 33.4 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 52.9 | 41.0 | 82.2 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 8.7-16.4 | 2.0-4.9 | 5.2-6.3 |
| 2020-21 | minnesota timberwolves | 50 | 50 | 33.8 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 48.6 | 38.7 | 85.9 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 8.5-17.5 | 2.4-6.3 | 5.3-6.2 |
| 2019-20 | minnesota timberwolves | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 50.8 | 41.2 | 79.6 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 9.0-17.8 | 3.3-7.9 | 5.1-6.5 |
| 2018-19 | minnesota timberwolves | 77 | 77 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 51.8 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 8.8-17.1 | 1.8-4.6 | 4.9-5.8 |
| 2017-18 | minnesota timberwolves | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.3 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 42.1 | 85.8 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 7.8-14.3 | 1.5-3.5 | 4.2-4.9 |
| 2016-17 | minnesota timberwolves | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 83.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 9.8-18.0 | 1.2-3.4 | 4.3-5.2 |
| 2015-16 | minnesota timberwolves | 82 | 82 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 54.2 | 34.1 | 81.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 7.6-14.1 | 0.4-1.1 | 2.7-3.4 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.