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 | Luka Dončić | LAL | W | 27 | $51M | $41M | −$10M | Weak Value | +4.1 | Starter |
| 2 | Austin Reaves | LAL | W | 28 | $41M | $40M | −$1M | Fair Value | +4.0 | Starter |
| 3 | Walker Kessler | LAL | C | 25 | $30M | $27M | −$3M | Fair Value | +3.3 | Starter |
| 4 | Quentin Grimes | LAL | W | 26 | $14M | $3M | −$11M | Weak Value | -0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | LAL | C | 27 | $13M | $15M | +$2M | Fair Value | +2.6 | Starter |
| 6 | Jarred Vanderbilt | LAL | W | 27 | $12M | $6M | −$6M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Collin Sexton | LAL | G | 27 | $9M | $2M | −$7M | Fair Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 8 | Jake LaRavia | LAL | W | 25 | $6M | $5M | −$1M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Jaden Hardy | LAL | W | 24 | $6M | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 10 | Cameron Carr | LAL | G | 21 | $3M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Matisse Thybulle | LAL | G | 29 | $2M | $26M | +$24M | Strong Value | +3.2 | Starter |
| 12 | Kevon Looney | LAL | C | 30 | $2M | $14M | +$11M | Strong Value | +2.3 | Starter |
| 13 | Ziaire Williams | LAL | W | 25 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.9 | Reserve |
| 14 | Bronny James | LAL | G | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Adou Thiero | LAL | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Chris Mañon | LAL | G | 24 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Lawson Lovering | LAL | C | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
