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 | Kevin Durant | HOU | W | 37 | $44M | $49M | +$5M | Fair Value | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 2 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | 24 | $36M | $6M | −$30M | Weak Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | W | 23 | $24M | $4M | −$19M | Weak Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Tari Eason | HOU | W | 25 | $14M | $17M | +$3M | Fair Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 5 | Steven Adams | HOU | C | 33 | $13M | $50M | +$37M | Strong Value | +5.0 | Third Team |
| 6 | Amen Thompson | HOU | W | 23 | $12M Team Option | $33M | +$21M | Strong Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 7 | Reed Sheppard | HOU | G | 22 | $11M Team Option | $2M | −$9M | Fair Value | -2.1 | Reserve |
| 8 | Clint Capela | HOU | C | 32 | $7M | $17M | +$10M | Fair Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 9 | Marcus Smart | HOU | W | 32 | $6M | $29M | +$23M | Strong Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 10 | Bogdan Bogdanović | HOU | W | 34 | $2M | $16M | +$13M | Strong Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 11 | Julian Phillips | HOU | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | +0.9 | Starter |
| 12 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | W | 30 | $2M | $3M | $0M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Oscar Tshiebwe | HOU | C | 26 | $2M | — | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Isaiah Crawford | HOU | W | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 15 | Aaron Holiday | HOU | G | 29 | Free Agent | $18M | — | — | +2.2 | Starter |
| 16 | Jeff Green | HOU | W | 40 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.4 | Reserve |
