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 | W | 26 | $42M | $20M | −$22M | Weak Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 2 | Jordan Poole | NOP | W | 27 | $34M | $7M | −$27M | Weak Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | Dejounte Murray | NOP | W | 30 | $33M | $4M | −$28M | Weak Value | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Trey Murphy III | NOP | W | 26 | $27M | $2M | −$25M | Weak Value | -0.8 | Reserve |
| 5 | Herbert Jones | NOP | W | 27 | $15M | $49M | +$34M | Strong Value | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 6 | Jeremiah Fears | NOP | G | 19 | $8M | — | — | — | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 7 | Bennedict Mathurin | NOP | W | 24 | $8M | $2M | −$5M | Fair Value | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 8 | Saddiq Bey | NOP | W | 27 | $7M | $4M | −$3M | Fair Value | -0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Derik Queen | NOP | C | 21 | $5M | — | — | — | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 10 | DeAndre Jordan | NOP | C | 38 | $4M | $2M | −$1M | Fair Value | -1.5 | Reserve |
| 11 | Yves Missi | NOP | C | 22 | $4M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.4 | Reserve |
| 12 | AJ Johnson | NOP | G | 21 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 13 | Bryce McGowens | NOP | W | 23 | $3M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.3 | Reserve |
| 14 | Christian Koloko | NOP | W | 26 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.8 | Starter |
| 15 | Trendon Watford | NOP | W | 25 | $2M | $5M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Karlo Matković | NOP | W | 25 | $2M Team Option | — | — | — | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Josh Oduro | NOP | W | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
