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 | 38 | $44M | $49M | +$5M | Fair Value | +4.9 | All-Star |
| 2 | Alperen Sengun | HOU | C | 24 | $36M | $8M | −$28M | Weak Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 3 | Fred VanVleet | HOU | W | 32 | $25M Player Option | $22M | −$3M | Fair Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 4 | Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | W | 23 | $24M | $8M | −$16M | Weak Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 5 | Tari Eason | HOU | W | 25 | $14M | $20M | +$6M | Fair Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 6 | Steven Adams | HOU | C | 33 | $13M | $49M | +$36M | Strong Value | +5.3 | Third Team |
| 7 | Amen Thompson | HOU | W | 23 | $12M Team Option | $28M | +$15M | Strong Value | +3.3 | Starter |
| 8 | Reed Sheppard | HOU | G | 22 | $11M Team Option | $2M | −$9M | Fair Value | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 9 | Clint Capela | HOU | C | 32 | $7M | $17M | +$10M | Fair Value | +2.6 | Starter |
| 10 | Marcus Smart | HOU | W | 32 | $6M | $23M | +$17M | Strong Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 11 | Bogdan Bogdanović | HOU | W | 34 | $2M | $14M | +$12M | Strong Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 12 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | W | 31 | $2M | $3M | +$1M | Fair Value | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Isaiah Crawford | HOU | W | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Bruce Thornton | HOU | G | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Julian Phillips | HOU | W | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | +1.2 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Oscar Tshiebwe | HOU | C | 26 | $1M | — | — | — | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
