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 | Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | C | 30 | $57M | $39M | −$18M | Weak Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 2 | OG Anunoby | NYK | W | 28 | $43M | $33M | −$9M | Fair Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 3 | Jalen Brunson | NYK | G | 29 | $38M | $20M | −$18M | Weak Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 4 | Mikal Bridges | NYK | W | 29 | $33M | $15M | −$18M | Weak Value | +1.7 | Starter |
| 5 | Josh Hart | NYK | W | 31 | $21M | $12M | −$9M | Fair Value | +1.0 | Starter |
| 6 | Jose Alvarado | NYK | G | 28 | $5M Player Option | $36M | +$31M | Strong Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 7 | Miles McBride | NYK | W | 25 | $4M | $58M | +$54M | Strong Value | +6.0 | Second Team |
| 8 | Pacôme Dadiet | NYK | W | 20 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 9 | Tyler Kolek | NYK | G | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.5 | Starter |
| 10 | Dillon Jones | NYK | W | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | +1.3 | Starter |
| 11 | Landry Shamet | NYK | W | 29 | Free Agent | $13M | — | — | +1.1 | Starter |
| 12 | Mitchell Robinson | NYK | C | 28 | Free Agent | $12M | — | — | +1.1 | Starter |
| 13 | Jordan Clarkson | NYK | G | 34 | Free Agent | $6M | — | — | +0.2 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Jeremy Sochan | NYK | W | 23 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -4.0 | Reserve |
| 15 | Mohamed Diawara | NYK | W | 21 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Trey Jemison III | NYK | C | 26 | — | — | — | — | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 17 | Ariel Hukporti | NYK | C | 24 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.8 | Reserve |
| 18 | Kevin McCullar Jr. | NYK | W | 25 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
