Is KAT underrated?

[u/Inevitable-Entry3124]

I've done mock drafts where I see him fall to the lake 2nd/early 3rd. Why? Towns was the best player for the Knicks during the finals. The Knicks ran their offense through him and Mike Brown said they will do the same again this year. He averaged like 6 assists in the postseason. I think we should see a bump in assists an even scoring. Drummond is awful that gives them no defense. Plus, he's playing for contract. Why is Josh Lloyd dropping the ball again saying that he's low on him? Because of a deep playoff run? Huh? I have a suspension that Lloyd is secretly downplaying certain guys so he can get a discount in his own leagues. Towns should be drafted early 2nd round. He should not fall past pick 15.

[u/WinExternal6606]

I think he's one of the best high floor players but also at the early part of drafts people are really looking for guards to build around since assists, points and FT% dry up very quickly compared to big man stats that you can find even in your last few picks

[u/afernan4800 → u/WinExternal6606]

Last year I picked KAT in the second round and Maxey in the first…maybe vice-versa (I had the 11th pick, I believe). I agree, roughly, with this assessment, KAT for the most part produced like a solid late 2nd rounder, so I maybe reached. However centers who PLAY, get stats & big minutes, and hit 80% or better from FT are not abundant and I was happy to have reached for him. I also won my league in both regular season and the playoffs (9-cat)

[u/Sensitive_Hunter_394 → u/WinExternal6606]

He's also a big that doesnt block shots, I think you can draft around it but it pencils your team into a punt blocks/maybe FG% too.

[u/absurdlifex → u/Sensitive_Hunter_394]

he's usually pretty efficient he had a rough season. He used to be a bonafied top 12 pick, he slipped but still top 25 imo

[u/Sensitive_Hunter_394 → u/absurdlifex]

easily top 20 at least

[u/Funkajunka → u/Sensitive_Hunter_394]

Towns is 50+% from the field. Why would you need to punt FG%?

[u/Sensitive_Hunter_394 → u/Funkajunka]

He's a high volume 3pt shooter for a big, the shooting variance can be quite big at times so I said maybe.

[u/Funkajunka → u/Sensitive_Hunter_394]

Fair

[u/RangryRanga → u/Sensitive_Hunter_394]

It’s true from a week to week standpoint, maybe he has bad weeks.

But across the season he’s a net positive

[u/mosparky15]

Why is Josh Lloyd dropping the ball again saying that he's low on him? Because of a deep playoff run? Huh? I have a suspension that Lloyd is secretly downplaying certain guys so he can get a discount in his own leagues.

That seems like quite a stretch, but OK...

[u/dtdvy]

This guy is blaming Josh Lloyd 😭 just draft him if you like him, have your own opinions lol

[u/what123451001]

It’s mostly because he doesn’t have enough upside, and also like ANT usually doesn’t climb past his ADP

Also because other picks are better and he didn’t have as much rest in the offseason

He’s great, but he goes solidly ~18th to me after AR and Murray, and the usual folks since those people have more potential

[u/RangryRanga → u/what123451001]

I think people draft these guys slightly earlier than maybe they should be, BECAUSE they’re a known commodity and reliable

[u/Excellent_Weather156]

I was a KAT owner last year, I found him inconsistent in points h2h. yes it says he averages 40 fantasy points but then when u need it most he gives only 24 that day or something

Also didn’t like how he got into foul trouble quite a bit, I kid you not, he got 2 early fouls in the first 4 minutes of the game and wouldn’t go back on till late 2nd quarter and then he would pick up another early 3rd quarter and wouldn’t see him again till mid 4th quarter.

[u/happy_accountant123]

For me he’s on the wrong side of his prime entering the 12th year of his nba career. That’s a lot of mileage for a big man. He barely averaged 20 ppg and .5 bpg last year, it’s solid but it’s not really that exciting. That’s just not a good situation if you are picking close to the turn.

[u/LogicalyetUnpopular]

Probably because he’s not the focal point of the team. He’s got a teammate who is a ball hog.

[u/CelestialWarrior- → u/LogicalyetUnpopular]

Did you see what the Knicks did in the playoffs with Kat? How was Brunson a ball hog

[u/Tgoody5]

10t espn h2h pts league. In the 2nd round I have pick 15 and was wondering who to take between sengun, Jamal Murray, Maxey, sabonis, and maybe Josh Giddey?

[u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77 → u/Tgoody5]

i took kat

[u/Tgoody5 → u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77]

You may regret that in a pts league brodie

[u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77 → u/Tgoody5]

maybe maybe not im going off his value from two years ago, where he was avging like 48(ik its not realistic to assume he do that but, hes also been generally healthy and had an expanding role in the playoffs) maybe it was a slightly safer pick but i lve always prioritized availability and consistency over upside, and have taken some risks lower in my draft.

[u/Tgoody5 → u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77]

I see your reasoning. I hope it works out for you, could def be a genius pick. At the end of the day we all just guessing

[u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77 → u/Tgoody5]

yeah for sure, no one knows until the szn actually starts, I do agree that after i drafted kat i had second thoughts of maybe playing it too safe

[u/Tgoody5 → u/Mammoth_Bumblebee_77]

I think he can give early 3rd round value, average around 40 fantasy points. 2 yrs ago Thibs was the coach, so he had more min, and no bench. But it won’t break your season. He is usually really healthy