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 | Zion Williamson | NOP | C | 26 | $42M | $19M | −$23M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 2 | Jordan Poole | NOP | W | 27 | $34M | $8M | −$26M | Weak Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 3 | Dejounte Murray | NOP | W | 30 | $33M | $5M | −$27M | Weak Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Trey Murphy III | NOP | W | 26 | $27M | $3M | −$24M | Weak Value | -0.4 | Reserve |
| 5 | Herbert Jones | NOP | W | 28 | $15M | $49M | +$35M | Strong Value | +5.2 | Third Team |
| 6 | Jeremiah Fears | NOP | G | 20 | $8M | — | — | — | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Bennedict Mathurin | NOP | W | 24 | $8M | $2M | −$5M | Fair Value | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 8 | Saddiq Bey | NOP | W | 27 | $7M | $3M | −$4M | Fair Value | -0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Derik Queen | NOP | C | 21 | $5M | — | — | — | -0.4 | Reserve |
| 10 | DeAndre Jordan | NOP | C | 38 | $4M | $2M | −$1M | Fair Value | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 11 | Yves Missi | NOP | C | 22 | $4M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.1 | Reserve |
| 12 | AJ Johnson | NOP | G | 21 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.6 | Reserve |
| 13 | Bryce McGowens | NOP | W | 24 | $3M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 14 | Trendon Watford | NOP | W | 26 | $2M | $5M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Karlo Matković | NOP | W | 25 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +1.6 | Starter |
| 16 | Julian Reese | NOP | C | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
