APEX Salary is directional and ignores NBA CBA max/min rules — read it as a relative-value signal, not a contract prediction.
Only players with 2,000+ career minutes at an NBA-listed position appear here. Rookies and limited-role players populate as their minutes accumulate.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Age | Current Salary↓ | APEX Salary | Difference | APEX Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | GSW | G | 38 | $60M | $46M | −$14M | +4.2 | All-Star |
| 2 | Nikola Jokić | DEN | C | 31 | $55M | $54M | −$1M | +6.6 | Second Team |
| 3 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C | 32 | $55M | $47M | −$8M | +5.0 | Third Team |
| 4 | Kevin Durant | HOU | F | 37 | $55M | $46M | −$9M | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 5 | Jimmy Butler III | GSW | F | 36 | $54M | $46M | −$8M | +4.4 | All-Star |
| 6 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | F | 31 | $54M | $54M | $0M | +7.3 | First Team |
| 7 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | F | 28 | $54M | $46M | −$8M | +4.6 | All-Star |
| 8 | Anthony Davis | WAS | C | 33 | $54M | $32M | −$22M | +2.7 | Starter |
| 9 | Devin Booker | PHX | G | 29 | $53M | $40M | −$14M | +3.9 | Starter |
| 10 | Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | C | 30 | $53M | $37M | −$16M | +3.4 | Starter |
| 11 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | F | 29 | $53M | $6M | −$47M | -1.4 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | LeBron James | LAL | F | 41 | $53M | $35M | −$18M | +3.0 | Starter |
| 13 | Paul George | PHI | F | 36 | $52M | $38M | −$14M | +3.5 | Starter |
| 14 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | F | 34 | $50M | $53M | +$3M | +6.1 | Third Team |
| 15 | Zach LaVine | SAC | G | 31 | $47M | $4M | −$44M | -3.1 | Reserve |
| 16 | Cade Cunningham | DET | F | 24 | $46M | $30M | −$16M | +2.4 | Starter |
| 17 | Donovan Mitchell | CLE | G | 29 | $46M | $54M | +$8M | +6.5 | Second Team |
| 18 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | F | 28 | $46M | $50M | +$4M | +5.1 | Third Team |
| 19 | Jamal Murray | DEN | G | 29 | $46M | $32M | −$14M | +2.8 | Starter |
| 20 | Evan Mobley | CLE | F | 24 | $46M | $22M | −$25M | +1.8 | Starter |
| 21 | Trae Young | WAS | G | 27 | $46M | $12M | −$34M | +0.4 | Starter |
| 22 | Luka Dončić | LAL | F | 27 | $46M | $46M | $0M | +4.2 | Starter |
| 23 | Pascal Siakam | IND | C | 32 | $46M | $35M | −$11M | +3.1 | Starter |
| 24 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | F | 24 | $46M | $13M | −$32M | +0.5 | Starter |
| 25 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | C | 30 | $42M | $13M | −$30M | +0.4 | Starter |
| 26 | OG Anunoby | NYK | F | 28 | $40M | $35M | −$5M | +3.2 | Starter |
| 27 | Zion Williamson | NOP | C | 25 | $39M | $27M | −$12M | +2.3 | Starter |
| 28 | Ja Morant | MEM | G | 26 | $39M | $18M | −$21M | +1.4 | Starter |
| 29 | Darius Garland | LAC | G | 26 | $39M | $16M | −$24M | +1.1 | Starter |
| 30 | James Harden | CLE | G | 36 | $39M | $23M | −$16M | +1.8 | Starter |
| 31 | Franz Wagner | ORL | F | 24 | $39M | $39M | +$1M | +3.8 | Starter |
| 32 | Scottie Barnes | TOR | F | 24 | $39M | $23M | −$15M | +1.9 | Starter |
| 33 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | G | 27 | $38M | $46M | +$8M | +4.7 | All-Star |
| 34 | Michael Porter Jr. | BKN | F | 27 | $38M | $25M | −$13M | +2.1 | Starter |
| 35 | Brandon Ingram | TOR | G | 28 | $38M | $8M | −$30M | -0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 36 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | G | 24 | $38M | $52M | +$14M | +5.4 | Third Team |
| 37 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | G | 25 | $38M | $22M | −$16M | +1.8 | Starter |
| 38 | De'Aaron Fox | SAS | G | 28 | $37M | $34M | −$3M | +2.9 | Starter |
| 39 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | C | 28 | $37M | $28M | −$9M | +2.3 | Starter |
| 40 | Desmond Bane | ORL | G | 27 | $37M | $26M | −$11M | +2.2 | Starter |
| 41 | Jalen Suggs | ORL | G | 24 | $35M | $28M | −$7M | +2.4 | Starter |
| 42 | Rudy Gobert | MIN | C | 33 | $35M | $29M | −$6M | +2.4 | Starter |
| 43 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | UTA | C | 26 | $35M | $6M | −$29M | -1.1 | Rotation Player |
| 44 | Jalen Brunson | NYK | G | 29 | $35M | $39M | +$4M | +3.6 | Starter |
| 45 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | 23 | $34M | $7M | −$27M | -0.9 | Rotation Player |
| 46 | Deandre Ayton | LAL | C | 27 | $34M | $3M | −$30M | -3.8 | Reserve |
| 47 | Jalen Green | PHX | G | 24 | $34M | $5M | −$29M | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 48 | Khris Middleton | DAL | F | 34 | $33M | $12M | −$21M | +0.4 | Starter |
| 49 | Immanuel Quickley | TOR | G | 26 | $33M | $25M | −$8M | +1.9 | Starter |
| 50 | Jrue Holiday | POR | G | 35 | $32M | $39M | +$7M | +3.8 | Starter |