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 | Jerami Grant | MEM | W | 32 | $34M | $3M | −$32M | Weak Value | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 2 | Isaiah Stewart | MEM | C | 25 | $15M | $3M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 3 | Ty Jerome | MEM | W | 29 | $9M | $4M | −$6M | Fair Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Quinten Post | MEM | C | 26 | $9M | — | — | — | -0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Taylor Hendricks | MEM | W | 22 | $8M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 6 | Zach Edey | MEM | C | 24 | $6M Team Option | — | — | — | +3.3 | Starter |
| 7 | Cedric Coward | MEM | W | 22 | $6M | — | — | — | +3.1 | Starter |
| 8 | D'Angelo Russell | MEM | W | 30 | $6M Player Option | $25M | +$19M | Strong Value | +2.6 | Starter |
| 9 | Kris Murray | MEM | W | 25 | $5M Team Option | $18M | +$13M | Strong Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 10 | Walter Clayton Jr. | MEM | G | 23 | $4M | — | — | — | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Taj Gibson | MEM | W | 41 | $4M | $4M | $0M | Fair Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | AJ Johnson | MEM | G | 21 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.3 | Reserve |
| 13 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper | MEM | W | 24 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.6 | Reserve |
| 14 | Scotty Pippen Jr. | MEM | G | 25 | $2M | $5M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Cam Spencer | MEM | G | 26 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.2 | Starter |
| 16 | GG Jackson | MEM | W | 21 | $2M Team Option | $3M | $0M | Fair Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 17 | Jaylen Wells | MEM | W | 22 | $2M | $7M | +$5M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 18 | Brandon Clarke | MEM | W | 29 | Free Agent | $21M | — | — | +2.4 | Starter |
| 19 | Jahmai Mashack | MEM | W | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 20 | Javon Small | MEM | G | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.4 | Reserve |
