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 | Cade Cunningham | DET | W | 24 | $50M | $39M | −$11M | Weak Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 2 | Duncan Robinson | DET | W | 32 | $16M | $14M | −$2M | Fair Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 3 | Isaiah Stewart | DET | C | 25 | $15M | $3M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 4 | Caris LeVert | DET | W | 31 | $15M | $5M | −$10M | Fair Value | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Ausar Thompson | DET | W | 23 | $11M Team Option | $33M | +$22M | Strong Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 6 | Ronald Holland II | DET | W | 20 | $9M Team Option | $5M | −$4M | Fair Value | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Paul Reed | DET | W | 27 | $6M | $11M | +$5M | Fair Value | +0.9 | Starter |
| 8 | Marcus Sasser | DET | G | 25 | $5M Team Option | — | — | — | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 9 | Daniss Jenkins | DET | G | 24 | $4M Team Option | — | — | — | +1.3 | Starter |
| 10 | Chaz Lanier | DET | W | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 11 | Tobias Harris | DET | W | 33 | Free Agent | $23M | — | — | +2.3 | Starter |
| 12 | Javonte Green | DET | W | 32 | Free Agent | $22M | — | — | +2.2 | Starter |
| 13 | Kevin Huerter | DET | W | 27 | Free Agent | $15M | — | — | +1.6 | Starter |
| 14 | Jalen Duren | DET | C | 22 | Free Agent | $13M | — | — | +1.1 | Starter |
| 15 | Wendell Moore Jr. | DET | W | 24 | — | — | — | — | -1.3 | Reserve |
| 16 | Tolu Smith | DET | W | 25 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 17 | Isaac Jones | DET | C | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
