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 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | W | 35 | $50M | $55M | +$5M | Fair Value | +5.5 | Second Team |
| 2 | Darius Garland | LAC | G | 26 | $42M | $24M | −$18M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 3 | Rui Hachimura | LAC | W | 28 | $14M | $10M | −$4M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 4 | Derrick Jones Jr. | LAC | W | 29 | $10M | $15M | +$4M | Fair Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 5 | Brook Lopez | LAC | C | 38 | $9M Team Option | $9M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.9 | Starter |
| 6 | Isaiah Jackson | LAC | W | 24 | $7M | $6M | −$1M | Fair Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Kris Dunn | LAC | G | 32 | $6M | $12M | +$7M | Fair Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 8 | Jordan Miller | LAC | G | 26 | $5M | — | — | — | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 9 | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | LAC | C | 23 | $3M | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 10 | Kobe Sanders | LAC | W | 24 | $3M | — | — | — | +1.4 | Starter |
| 11 | Yuki Kawamura | LAC | G | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 12 | Cam Christie | LAC | G | 21 | $2M | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 13 | Johni Broome | LAC | C | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 14 | Jalen Pickett | LAC | G | 26 | Free Agent | — | — | — | +2.6 | Starter |
| 15 | Nicolas Batum | LAC | W | 37 | Free Agent | $11M | — | — | +1.1 | Starter |
| 16 | Bradley Beal | LAC | W | 33 | Free Agent | $4M | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Bennedict Mathurin | LAC | W | 24 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.2 | Reserve |
| 18 | TyTy Washington Jr. | LAC | G | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
