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 | Pascal Siakam | IND | C | 32 | $49M | $42M | −$7M | Fair Value | +3.5 | Starter |
| 2 | Ivica Zubac | IND | C | 29 | $20M | $9M | −$11M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Andrew Nembhard | IND | W | 26 | $20M | $13M | −$6M | Fair Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 4 | Obi Toppin | IND | W | 28 | $15M | $10M | −$5M | Fair Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Aaron Nesmith | IND | W | 26 | $11M | $16M | +$5M | Fair Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 6 | T.J. McConnell | IND | G | 34 | $11M | $8M | −$3M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Jarace Walker | IND | W | 22 | $8M Team Option | $1M | −$8M | Fair Value | -5.1 | Reserve |
| 8 | Ben Sheppard | IND | W | 24 | $5M Team Option | $6M | +$1M | Fair Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Kobe Brown | IND | W | 26 | $5M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.6 | Reserve |
| 10 | Micah Potter | IND | C | 28 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -1.6 | Reserve |
| 11 | Jay Huff | IND | C | 28 | $3M | $7M | +$4M | Fair Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Johnny Furphy | IND | W | 21 | $2M | — | — | — | +0.6 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Kam Jones | IND | W | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 14 | Quenton Jackson | IND | G | 27 | — | — | — | — | +0.6 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Ethan Thompson | IND | W | 27 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 16 | Taelon Peter | IND | W | 24 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 17 | Jalen Slawson | IND | W | 26 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
