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 | Michael Porter Jr. | BKN | W | 28 | $41M | $8M | −$32M | Weak Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 2 | Julius Randle | BKN | C | 31 | $33M | $11M | −$23M | Weak Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 3 | Terance Mann | BKN | W | 30 | $16M | $6M | −$10M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Day'Ron Sharpe | BKN | C | 25 | $10M | $33M | +$23M | Strong Value | +3.7 | Starter |
| 5 | Keon Ellis | BKN | G | 26 | $9M | $10M | +$1M | Fair Value | +1.7 | Starter |
| 6 | Moritz Wagner | BKN | C | 29 | $9M | $3M | −$6M | Fair Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Mikel Brown Jr. | BKN | G | 20 | $9M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Egor Dëmin | BKN | G | 20 | $7M | — | — | — | +2.9 | Starter |
| 9 | Noah Clowney | BKN | W | 22 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -2.0 | Reserve |
| 10 | Josh Minott | BKN | W | 23 | $5M | — | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Nolan Traore | BKN | G | 20 | $4M | — | — | — | -2.1 | Reserve |
| 12 | Drake Powell | BKN | W | 21 | $4M | — | — | — | -4.2 | Reserve |
| 13 | Ben Saraf | BKN | G | 20 | $3M | — | — | — | -3.4 | Reserve |
| 14 | Joshua Jefferson | BKN | C | — | $3M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Danny Wolf | BKN | W | 22 | $3M | — | — | — | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Chaney Johnson | BKN | W | 24 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
