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 | Ja Morant | POR | G | 27 | $42M | $15M | −$28M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 2 | Jrue Holiday | POR | W | 36 | $35M | $42M | +$7M | Fair Value | +4.3 | All-Star |
| 3 | Shaedon Sharpe | POR | W | 23 | $20M | $4M | −$16M | Weak Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Toumani Camara | POR | W | 26 | $18M | $12M | −$6M | Fair Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 5 | Robert Williams III | POR | C | 29 | $14M | $20M | +$6M | Fair Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 6 | Scoot Henderson | POR | G | 22 | $14M Team Option | $2M | −$11M | Weak Value | -1.3 | Reserve |
| 7 | Damian Lillard | POR | G | 36 | $13M | $42M | +$29M | Strong Value | +4.4 | All-Star |
| 8 | Deni Avdija | POR | W | 25 | $13M | $9M | −$4M | Fair Value | +1.4 | Starter |
| 9 | Donovan Clingan | POR | C | 22 | $8M Team Option | $14M | +$7M | Fair Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 10 | Hansen Yang | POR | C | 21 | $5M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Micah Potter | POR | C | 28 | $3M Team Option | — | — | — | -2.0 | Reserve |
| 12 | Vít Krejčí | POR | W | 26 | $3M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -0.9 | Reserve |
| 13 | Sidy Cissoko | POR | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.3 | Starter |
| 14 | Branden Carlson | POR | C | 27 | $2M | — | — | — | -2.4 | Reserve |
| 15 | Chris Youngblood | POR | W | 24 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Jayson Kent | POR | W | 24 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | John Tonje | POR | W | 25 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
