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 | $7M | −$29M | Weak Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | W | 23 | $24M | $6M | −$18M | Weak Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Tari Eason | HOU | W | 25 | $14M | $18M | +$4M | Fair Value | +2.2 | Starter |
| 5 | Steven Adams | HOU | C | 33 | $13M | $50M | +$37M | Strong Value | +4.8 | Third Team |
| 6 | Amen Thompson | HOU | W | 23 | $12M Team Option | $35M | +$23M | Strong Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 7 | Reed Sheppard | HOU | G | 22 | $11M Team Option | $2M | −$9M | Fair Value | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 8 | Clint Capela | HOU | C | 32 | $7M | $15M | +$8M | Fair Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 9 | Marcus Smart | HOU | W | 32 | $6M | $30M | +$24M | Strong Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 10 | Bogdan Bogdanović | HOU | W | 33 | $2M | $21M | +$19M | Strong Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 11 | Julian Phillips | HOU | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | +0.9 | Starter |
| 12 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | W | 30 | $2M | $4M | +$1M | 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 | — | — | +2.1 | Starter |
| 16 | Jeff Green | HOU | W | 39 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.5 | Reserve |
| 17 | JD Davison | HOU | G | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
