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 | Nikola Jokić | DEN | C | 31 | $59M | $58M | −$1M | Fair Value | +7.3 | First Team |
| 2 | Anthony Davis | WAS | C | 33 | $58M | $36M | −$22M | Weak Value | +3.3 | Starter |
| 3 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C | 32 | $58M | $49M | −$8M | Fair Value | +4.7 | Third Team |
| 4 | Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | C | 30 | $57M | $35M | −$22M | Weak Value | +3.1 | Starter |
| 5 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | C | 29 | $49M | $26M | −$24M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 6 | Pascal Siakam | IND | C | 32 | $49M | $41M | −$8M | Fair Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 7 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | C | 29 | $46M | $33M | −$13M | Weak Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 8 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | C | 30 | $45M | $8M | −$38M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Rudy Gobert | MIN | C | 34 | $37M | $41M | +$5M | Fair Value | +3.7 | Starter |
| 10 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | 24 | $36M | $6M | −$30M | Weak Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Julius Randle | BKN | C | 31 | $33M | $12M | −$21M | Weak Value | +1.5 | Starter |
| 12 | Walker Kessler | LAL | C | 25 | $30M | $18M | −$12M | Weak Value | +2.3 | Starter |
| 13 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C | 28 | $28M | $32M | +$4M | Fair Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 14 | Draymond Green | GSW | C | 36 | $28M | $34M | +$6M | Fair Value | +3.1 | Starter |
| 15 | Myles Turner | MIL | C | 30 | $27M | $12M | −$14M | Weak Value | +1.5 | Starter |
| 16 | Isaiah Hartenstein | OKC | C | 28 | $23M | $39M | +$16M | Strong Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 17 | Ivica Zubac | IND | C | 29 | $20M | $7M | −$14M | Weak Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 18 | Jakob Poeltl | TOR | C | 30 | $20M Player Option | $14M | −$6M | Fair Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 19 | Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | C | 27 | $18M | $6M | −$12M | Weak Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 20 | Daniel Gafford | DAL | C | 27 | $17M | $3M | −$14M | Weak Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 21 | Victor Wembanyama | SAS | C | 22 | $17M Team Option | $60M | +$43M | Strong Value | +8.3 | First Team |
| 22 | Onyeka Okongwu | ATL | C | 25 | $16M | $8M | −$8M | Fair Value | +0.9 | Starter |
| 23 | Mitchell Robinson | BOS | C | 28 | $15M | $10M | −$5M | Fair Value | +1.1 | Starter |
| 24 | Isaiah Stewart | MEM | C | 25 | $15M | $2M | −$13M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 25 | Bobby Portis | MIA | C | 31 | $15M | $2M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 26 | Jock Landale | ATL | C | 30 | $14M | $2M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 27 | Robert Williams III | POR | C | 28 | $14M | $16M | +$2M | Fair Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 28 | Steven Adams | HOU | C | 33 | $13M | $50M | +$37M | Strong Value | +5.0 | Third Team |
| 29 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | LAL | C | 27 | $13M | $10M | −$3M | Fair Value | +1.1 | Starter |
| 30 | Jusuf Nurkić | UTA | C | 32 | $11M | $19M | +$8M | Fair Value | +2.3 | Starter |
| 31 | Luke Kornet | SAS | C | 31 | $10M | $9M | −$1M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 32 | Day'Ron Sharpe | BKN | C | 24 | $10M | $28M | +$18M | Strong Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 33 | Jalen Smith | CHI | C | 26 | $9M | $9M | $0M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 34 | Brook Lopez | LAC | C | 38 | $9M Team Option | $9M | $0M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 35 | Quinten Post | MEM | C | 26 | $9M | — | — | — | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 36 | Moritz Wagner | BKN | C | 29 | $9M | $3M | −$6M | Fair Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 37 | Zach Collins | CHI | C | 28 | $9M | $12M | +$4M | Fair Value | +1.6 | Starter |
| 38 | Deandre Ayton | WAS | C | 28 | $8M Player Option | $2M | −$6M | Fair Value | -1.4 | Reserve |
| 39 | Jaylin Williams | OKC | C | 24 | $8M | $5M | −$2M | Fair Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 40 | Goga Bitadze | ORL | C | 27 | $8M | $5M | −$2M | Fair Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 41 | Donovan Clingan | POR | C | 22 | $8M Team Option | $11M | +$4M | Fair Value | +1.4 | Starter |
| 42 | Zeke Nnaji | DEN | C | 25 | $7M | $1M | −$6M | Fair Value | -5.1 | Reserve |
| 43 | Dereck Lively II | DAL | C | 22 | $7M Team Option | $42M | +$35M | Strong Value | +3.9 | All-Star |
| 44 | Clint Capela | HOU | C | 32 | $7M | $17M | +$10M | Fair Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 45 | Collin Murray-Boyles | TOR | C | 21 | $7M | — | — | — | +3.0 | Starter |
| 46 | Zach Edey | MEM | C | 24 | $6M Team Option | — | — | — | +3.4 | Starter |
| 47 | Khaman Maluach | PHX | C | 20 | $6M | — | — | — | -3.2 | Reserve |
| 48 | Jaxson Hayes | UTA | C | 26 | $6M | $6M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 49 | Derik Queen | NOP | C | 21 | $5M | — | — | — | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 50 | Kel'el Ware | MIL | C | 22 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$2M | Fair Value | -2.5 | Reserve |
