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 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | W | 25 | $49M | $13M | −$36M | Weak Value | +1.6 | Starter |
| 2 | LaMelo Ball | MIN | G | 25 | $41M | $49M | +$9M | Fair Value | +4.5 | Third Team |
| 3 | Rudy Gobert | MIN | C | 34 | $37M | $41M | +$5M | Fair Value | +3.7 | Starter |
| 4 | Jaden McDaniels | MIN | W | 25 | $26M | $5M | −$21M | Weak Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Ayo Dosunmu | MIN | W | 26 | $19M | $3M | −$17M | Weak Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Donte DiVincenzo | MIN | G | 29 | $13M | $15M | +$3M | Fair Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 7 | Jonathan Kuminga | MIN | W | 23 | $6M | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 8 | Cody Williams | MIN | W | 21 | $6M Team Option | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -4.8 | Reserve |
| 9 | Joan Beringer | MIN | W | 19 | $4M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 10 | Jaylen Clark | MIN | W | 24 | $3M | — | — | — | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | MIN | W | 26 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -1.5 | Reserve |
| 12 | Bones Hyland | MIN | G | 26 | $2M | $5M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Payton Sandfort | MIN | W | 24 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 14 | Joe Ingles | MIN | W | 38 | Free Agent | $21M | — | — | +2.4 | Starter |
| 15 | Enrique Freeman | MIN | W | 26 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
