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 | $11M | −$30M | Weak Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 2 | Julius Randle | BKN | C | 31 | $33M | $15M | −$19M | Weak Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 3 | Terance Mann | BKN | W | 29 | $16M | $4M | −$11M | Weak Value | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Day'Ron Sharpe | BKN | C | 24 | $10M | $30M | +$20M | Strong Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 5 | Keon Ellis | BKN | G | 26 | $9M | $14M | +$5M | Fair Value | +1.6 | Starter |
| 6 | Moritz Wagner | BKN | C | 29 | $9M | $4M | −$5M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Egor Dëmin | BKN | G | 20 | $7M | — | — | — | +2.4 | Starter |
| 8 | Noah Clowney | BKN | W | 22 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -1.4 | Reserve |
| 9 | Josh Minott | BKN | W | 23 | $5M | — | — | — | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 10 | Nolan Traore | BKN | G | 20 | $4M | — | — | — | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 11 | Drake Powell | BKN | W | 20 | $4M | — | — | — | -4.3 | Reserve |
| 12 | Ben Saraf | BKN | G | 20 | $3M | — | — | — | -2.6 | Reserve |
| 13 | Danny Wolf | BKN | C | 22 | $3M | — | — | — | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 14 | Ochai Agbaji | BKN | W | 26 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 15 | Tyson Etienne | BKN | W | 26 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 16 | Chaney Johnson | BKN | W | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 17 | E.J. Liddell | BKN | C | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 18 | Malachi Smith | BKN | W | 26 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
