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 | Tyrese Haliburton | IND | G | 26 | $49M | $36M | −$13M | Weak Value | +3.9 | Starter |
| 2 | Pascal Siakam | IND | C | 32 | $49M | $34M | −$15M | Weak Value | +3.7 | Starter |
| 3 | Ivica Zubac | IND | C | 29 | $20M | $6M | −$15M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Andrew Nembhard | IND | W | 26 | $20M | $10M | −$10M | Fair Value | +1.7 | Starter |
| 5 | Obi Toppin | IND | W | 28 | $15M | $6M | −$9M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Aaron Nesmith | IND | W | 27 | $11M | $11M | $0M | Fair Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 7 | T.J. McConnell | IND | G | 34 | $11M | $6M | −$5M | Fair Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Jarace Walker | IND | W | 23 | $8M Team Option | $1M | −$7M | Fair Value | -4.5 | Reserve |
| 9 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | IND | W | 30 | $8M | $2M | −$6M | Fair Value | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 10 | Ben Sheppard | IND | W | 25 | $5M Team Option | $5M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Jay Huff | IND | C | 29 | $3M | $4M | +$1M | Fair Value | +0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Quenton Jackson | IND | G | 28 | $3M | — | — | — | +0.9 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Larry Nance Jr. | IND | C | 33 | $2M | $4M | +$2M | Fair Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Johnny Furphy | IND | W | 21 | $2M | — | — | — | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Braden Smith | IND | G | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Jalen Slawson | IND | W | 27 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Kobe Brown | IND | W | 26 | $1M | — | — | — | -3.5 | Reserve |
