Real current-year NBA contract salaries paired with each player's APEX-implied salary.
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 | Value | APEX Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | GSW | G | 38 | $63M | $50M | −$12M | Weak Value | +5.0 | Third Team |
| 2 | Nikola Jokić | DEN | C | 31 | $59M | $59M | $0M | Fair Value | +7.1 | First Team |
| 3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIA | W | 31 | $58M | $58M | $0M | Fair Value | +6.8 | First Team |
| 4 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | W | 28 | $58M | $51M | −$8M | Fair Value | +5.4 | Second Team |
| 5 | Anthony Davis | WAS | C | 33 | $58M | $41M | −$17M | Weak Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 6 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C | 32 | $58M | $50M | −$8M | Fair Value | +4.6 | Third Team |
| 7 | Jaylen Brown | PHI | W | 29 | $58M | $5M | −$53M | Weak Value | +0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Devin Booker | PHX | W | 29 | $57M | $49M | −$8M | Fair Value | +4.6 | Third Team |
| 9 | Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | C | 30 | $57M | $34M | −$23M | Weak Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 10 | Jimmy Butler III | GSW | W | 36 | $57M | $47M | −$10M | Fair Value | +4.0 | All-Star |
| 11 | Paul George | BOS | W | 36 | $54M | $41M | −$13M | Weak Value | +3.3 | Starter |
| 12 | Luka Dončić | LAL | W | 27 | $51M | $40M | −$11M | Weak Value | +3.2 | Starter |
| 13 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | W | 35 | $50M | $55M | +$5M | Fair Value | +5.5 | Second Team |
| 14 | Donovan Mitchell | CLE | G | 29 | $50M | $55M | +$5M | Fair Value | +5.5 | Second Team |
| 15 | Cade Cunningham | DET | W | 24 | $50M | $34M | −$16M | Weak Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 16 | Jamal Murray | DEN | G | 29 | $50M | $28M | −$22M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 17 | Evan Mobley | CLE | W | 25 | $50M | $15M | −$35M | Weak Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 18 | De'Aaron Fox | SAS | G | 28 | $49M | $42M | −$7M | Fair Value | +3.8 | All-Star |
| 19 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | C | 29 | $49M | $32M | −$17M | Weak Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 20 | Trae Young | WAS | G | 27 | $49M | $7M | −$42M | Weak Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 21 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | UTA | W | 26 | $49M | $15M | −$34M | Weak Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 22 | Zach LaVine | SAC | W | 31 | $49M Player Option | $3M | −$46M | Weak Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 23 | Pascal Siakam | IND | C | 32 | $49M | $41M | −$8M | Fair Value | +3.5 | Starter |
| 24 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | W | 25 | $49M | $14M | −$35M | Weak Value | +1.6 | Starter |
| 25 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | W | 29 | $46M | $37M | −$9M | Fair Value | +3.1 | Starter |
| 26 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | C | 30 | $45M | $8M | −$37M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 27 | Kevin Durant | HOU | W | 37 | $44M | $49M | +$5M | Fair Value | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 28 | OG Anunoby | NYK | W | 29 | $43M | $28M | −$14M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 29 | Darius Garland | LAC | G | 26 | $42M | $24M | −$18M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 30 | Zion Williamson | NOP | W | 26 | $42M | $21M | −$21M | Weak Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 31 | Ja Morant | POR | G | 27 | $42M | $14M | −$28M | Weak Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 32 | Franz Wagner | ORL | W | 24 | $42M | $49M | +$8M | Fair Value | +4.5 | All-Star |
| 33 | Scottie Barnes | TOR | W | 25 | $42M | $17M | −$25M | Weak Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 34 | Chet Holmgren | OKC | W | 24 | $41M | $58M | +$17M | Strong Value | +6.3 | First Team |
| 35 | Austin Reaves | LAL | W | 28 | $41M | $41M | $0M | Fair Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 36 | Jalen Williams | OKC | W | 25 | $41M | $7M | −$34M | Weak Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 37 | Paolo Banchero | ORL | W | 23 | $41M | $5M | −$36M | Weak Value | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 38 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | G | 28 | $41M | $57M | +$16M | Strong Value | +5.6 | Second Team |
| 39 | Michael Porter Jr. | BKN | W | 28 | $41M | $11M | −$30M | Weak Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 40 | LaMelo Ball | MIN | G | 24 | $41M | $49M | +$9M | Fair Value | +4.5 | All-Star |
| 41 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | W | 25 | $41M | $25M | −$16M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 42 | Brandon Ingram | TOR | W | 28 | $40M | $5M | −$35M | Weak Value | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 43 | Desmond Bane | ORL | W | 28 | $39M | $25M | −$15M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 44 | Jalen Brunson | NYK | G | 29 | $38M | $17M | −$21M | Weak Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 45 | Rudy Gobert | MIN | C | 34 | $37M | $42M | +$5M | Fair Value | +3.5 | Starter |
| 46 | Jalen Green | PHX | G | 24 | $36M | $6M | −$30M | Weak Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 47 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | 24 | $36M | $7M | −$29M | Weak Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 48 | Jrue Holiday | POR | W | 36 | $35M | $42M | +$7M | Fair Value | +3.7 | Starter |
| 49 | Jerami Grant | MEM | W | 32 | $34M | $3M | −$32M | Weak Value | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 50 | Jordan Poole | NOP | W | 27 | $34M | $9M | −$25M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |