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 | Kyrie Irving | DAL | G | 34 | $39M | $42M | +$3M | Fair Value | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 2 | P.J. Washington | DAL | W | 28 | $20M | $6M | −$14M | Weak Value | +0.9 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Daniel Gafford | DAL | C | 28 | $17M | $5M | −$13M | Weak Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Santi Aldama | DAL | W | 25 | $17M | $3M | −$14M | Weak Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Cooper Flagg | DAL | W | 19 | $15M | $8M | −$7M | Fair Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 6 | Zaccharie Risacher | DAL | W | 21 | $14M Team Option | $2M | −$11M | Weak Value | -1.6 | Reserve |
| 7 | Caleb Martin | DAL | W | 31 | $10M | $3M | −$7M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Reserve |
| 8 | Naji Marshall | DAL | W | 28 | $9M | $7M | −$3M | Fair Value | +1.1 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Max Christie | DAL | W | 23 | $8M | $3M | −$6M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Reserve |
| 10 | Dereck Lively II | DAL | C | 22 | $7M Team Option | $40M | +$32M | Strong Value | +4.0 | Starter |
| 11 | Morez Johnson Jr. | DAL | C | 20 | $7M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Marcus Sasser | DAL | G | 26 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -0.9 | Reserve |
| 13 | Sergio de Larrea | DAL | G | 20 | $3M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Moussa Cisse | DAL | C | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Tobi Lawal | DAL | W | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Jett Howard | DAL | W | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | -3.1 | Reserve |
| 17 | Walter Clayton Jr. | DAL | G | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | +1.0 | Rotation Player |
