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 | Jalen Johnson | ATL | W | 24 | $30M | $6M | −$24M | Weak Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 2 | Dyson Daniels | ATL | W | 23 | $25M | $42M | +$17M | Strong Value | +3.8 | Starter |
| 3 | CJ McCollum | ATL | G | 34 | $21M | $15M | −$6M | Fair Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 4 | Luguentz Dort | ATL | W | 27 | $18M Team Option | $3M | −$15M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 5 | Onyeka Okongwu | ATL | C | 25 | $16M | $8M | −$8M | Fair Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | ATL | W | 27 | $14M | $27M | +$12M | Strong Value | +2.6 | Starter |
| 7 | Jock Landale | ATL | C | 30 | $14M | $3M | −$11M | Weak Value | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 8 | Corey Kispert | ATL | W | 27 | $14M | $2M | −$12M | Weak Value | -1.2 | Reserve |
| 9 | Buddy Hield | ATL | W | 33 | $10M | $3M | −$7M | Fair Value | -0.5 | Reserve |
| 10 | Aaron Wiggins | ATL | W | 27 | $9M | $8M | −$1M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Devin Carter | ATL | G | 24 | $5M Team Option | — | — | — | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Asa Newell | ATL | W | 20 | $3M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 13 | Mouhamed Gueye | ATL | W | 23 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +1.9 | Starter |
| 14 | Ryan Nembhard | ATL | G | 23 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +1.3 | Starter |
| 15 | Gabe Vincent | ATL | G | 30 | Free Agent | $10M | — | — | +1.0 | Starter |
| 16 | Jalen Wilson | ATL | W | 25 | Free Agent | $4M | — | — | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Tony Bradley | ATL | C | 28 | Free Agent | $4M | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 18 | Jonathan Kuminga | ATL | W | 23 | Free Agent | $3M | — | — | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 19 | Keaton Wallace | ATL | G | 27 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.0 | Reserve |
| 20 | RayJ Dennis | ATL | G | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 21 | Keshon Gilbert | ATL | W | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
