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 | $40M | −$11M | Weak Value | +3.2 | Starter |
| 2 | Austin Reaves | LAL | W | 28 | $41M | $41M | $0M | Fair Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 3 | Walker Kessler | LAL | C | 25 | $30M | $17M | −$13M | Weak Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 4 | Quentin Grimes | LAL | W | 26 | $14M | $4M | −$10M | Weak Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | LAL | C | 27 | $13M | $10M | −$3M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 6 | Jarred Vanderbilt | LAL | W | 27 | $12M | $8M | −$5M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Collin Sexton | LAL | G | 27 | $9M | $2M | −$7M | Fair Value | -1.2 | Reserve |
| 8 | Jake LaRavia | LAL | W | 24 | $6M | $6M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Jaden Hardy | LAL | W | 24 | $6M | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -2.3 | Reserve |
| 10 | Dalton Knecht | LAL | W | 25 | $4M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 11 | Kevon Looney | LAL | C | 30 | $2M | $23M | +$21M | Strong Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 12 | Matisse Thybulle | LAL | G | 29 | $2M | $20M | +$17M | Strong Value | +2.3 | Starter |
| 13 | Ziaire Williams | LAL | W | 24 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -2.6 | Reserve |
| 14 | Bronny James | LAL | G | 21 | $2M | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 15 | Adou Thiero | LAL | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 16 | Maxi Kleber | LAL | C | 34 | Free Agent | $8M | — | — | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Drew Timme | LAL | C | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
| 18 | Nick Smith Jr. | LAL | G | 22 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -3.8 | Reserve |
