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 | Josh Giddey | CHI | W | 23 | $25M | $6M | −$19M | Weak Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 2 | Nic Claxton | CHI | W | 27 | $23M | $3M | −$21M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 3 | Norman Powell | CHI | W | 33 | $22M | $4M | −$17M | Weak Value | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Patrick Williams | CHI | W | 24 | $18M | $2M | −$16M | Weak Value | -1.4 | Reserve |
| 5 | Isaac Okoro | CHI | W | 25 | $12M | $3M | −$9M | Fair Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 6 | Jalen Smith | CHI | C | 26 | $9M | $9M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.9 | Starter |
| 7 | Zach Collins | CHI | C | 28 | $9M | $13M | +$5M | Fair Value | +1.5 | Starter |
| 8 | Tre Jones | CHI | G | 26 | $8M | $7M | −$1M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Rob Dillingham | CHI | G | 21 | $7M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.3 | Reserve |
| 10 | Matas Buzelis | CHI | W | 21 | $6M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -1.2 | Reserve |
| 11 | Leonard Miller | CHI | W | 22 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Guerschon Yabusele | CHI | C | 30 | Free Agent | $3M | — | — | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Mac McClung | CHI | W | 27 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 14 | Nick Richards | CHI | C | 28 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -4.5 | Reserve |
| 15 | Lachlan Olbrich | CHI | W | 22 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 16 | Mouhamadou Gueye | CHI | W | 28 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
