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 | P.J. Washington | DAL | W | 27 | $20M | $8M | −$11M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 2 | Klay Thompson | DAL | W | 36 | $17M | $5M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Daniel Gafford | DAL | C | 27 | $17M | $4M | −$13M | Weak Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Santi Aldama | DAL | W | 25 | $17M | $3M | −$14M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 5 | Cooper Flagg | DAL | W | 19 | $15M | $4M | −$11M | Weak Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Zaccharie Risacher | DAL | W | 21 | $14M Team Option | $2M | −$11M | Weak Value | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 7 | Caleb Martin | DAL | W | 30 | $10M | $3M | −$7M | Fair Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 8 | Naji Marshall | DAL | W | 28 | $9M | $8M | −$2M | Fair Value | +0.6 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Max Christie | DAL | W | 23 | $8M | $7M | −$2M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 10 | Dereck Lively II | DAL | C | 22 | $7M Team Option | $46M | +$38M | Strong Value | +3.9 | All-Star |
| 11 | Marcus Sasser | DAL | G | 25 | $5M Team Option | — | — | — | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 12 | Moussa Cisse | DAL | C | 23 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 13 | Dwight Powell | DAL | C | 35 | Free Agent | $10M | — | — | +1.0 | Starter |
| 14 | Brandon Williams | DAL | G | 26 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -2.1 | Reserve |
| 15 | John Poulakidas | DAL | W | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 16 | Tyler Smith | DAL | W | 21 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 17 | Jett Howard | DAL | W | 22 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.6 | Reserve |
