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 | Ja Morant | MEM | G | 26 | $42M | $16M | −$26M | Weak Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | MEM | G | 33 | $22M Player Option | $25M | +$3M | Fair Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 3 | Santi Aldama | MEM | W | 25 | $17M | $3M | −$14M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 4 | Brandon Clarke | MEM | W | 29 | $13M | $25M | +$13M | Strong Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 5 | Ty Jerome | MEM | W | 28 | $9M | $4M | −$5M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Taylor Hendricks | MEM | W | 22 | $8M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 7 | Zach Edey | MEM | C | 24 | $6M Team Option | — | — | — | +3.3 | Starter |
| 8 | Cedric Coward | MEM | W | 22 | $6M | — | — | — | +3.1 | Starter |
| 9 | Walter Clayton Jr. | MEM | G | 23 | $4M | — | — | — | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 10 | Scotty Pippen Jr. | MEM | G | 25 | $2M | $6M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Cam Spencer | MEM | G | 26 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.2 | Starter |
| 12 | GG Jackson | MEM | W | 21 | $2M Team Option | $3M | +$1M | Fair Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 13 | Jaylen Wells | MEM | W | 22 | $2M | $8M | +$6M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper | MEM | W | 23 | $1M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.7 | Reserve |
| 15 | Taj Gibson | MEM | W | 41 | — | $5M | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Jahmai Mashack | MEM | W | 23 | — | — | — | — | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 17 | Javon Small | MEM | G | 23 | — | — | — | — | -2.4 | Reserve |
| 18 | Rayan Rupert | MEM | W | 22 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -4.9 | Reserve |
