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 | +7.1 | First Team |
| 2 | Jamal Murray | DEN | G | 29 | $50M | $28M | −$22M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 3 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | W | 30 | $32M | $42M | +$10M | Fair Value | +3.6 | Starter |
| 4 | Cameron Johnson | DEN | W | 30 | $23M | $16M | −$7M | Fair Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 5 | Christian Braun | DEN | W | 25 | $22M | $9M | −$13M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Starter |
| 6 | Zeke Nnaji | DEN | C | 25 | $7M | $2M | −$5M | Fair Value | -5.3 | Reserve |
| 7 | Spencer Jones | DEN | W | 25 | $6M | — | — | — | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Julian Strawther | DEN | W | 24 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -3.2 | Reserve |
| 9 | DaRon Holmes II | DEN | C | 23 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 10 | Marvin Bagley III | DEN | C | 27 | $2M | $4M | +$1M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Tyus Jones | DEN | G | 30 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 12 | Jonas Valančiūnas | DEN | C | 34 | Free Agent | $3M | — | — | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 13 | Peyton Watson | DEN | W | 23 | Free Agent | $3M | — | — | -0.9 | Reserve |
| 14 | Bruce Brown | DEN | W | 29 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 15 | David Roddy | DEN | W | 25 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.5 | Reserve |
| 16 | KJ Simpson | DEN | W | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.4 | Reserve |
| 17 | Curtis Jones | DEN | G | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
