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 | Nikola Jokić | DEN | C | 31 | $59M | $59M | $0M | Fair Value | +7.2 | First Team |
| 2 | Jamal Murray | DEN | G | 29 | $50M | $33M | −$17M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 3 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | W | 30 | $34M | $43M | +$9M | Fair Value | +3.6 | Starter |
| 4 | Cameron Johnson | DEN | W | 30 | $23M | $20M | −$4M | Fair Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 5 | Christian Braun | DEN | W | 25 | $22M | $10M | −$12M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Jonas Valančiūnas | DEN | C | 34 | $10M | $3M | −$7M | Fair Value | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 7 | Zeke Nnaji | DEN | C | 25 | $7M | $1M | −$7M | Fair Value | -5.3 | Reserve |
| 8 | Julian Strawther | DEN | W | 24 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 9 | DaRon Holmes II | DEN | C | 23 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 10 | Jalen Pickett | DEN | G | 26 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +2.6 | Starter |
| 11 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | DEN | W | 34 | Free Agent | $6M | — | — | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Spencer Jones | DEN | W | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Tyus Jones | DEN | G | 30 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 14 | Peyton Watson | DEN | W | 23 | Free Agent | $3M | — | — | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 15 | Bruce Brown | DEN | W | 29 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 16 | David Roddy | DEN | W | 25 | — | $2M | — | — | -1.5 | Reserve |
| 17 | KJ Simpson | DEN | W | 23 | — | — | — | — | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 18 | Curtis Jones | DEN | G | 24 | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
