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 | Zach LaVine | SAC | W | 31 | $49M Player Option | $3M | −$46M | Weak Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 2 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | C | 30 | $45M | $10M | −$36M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 3 | DeMar DeRozan | SAC | W | 36 | $26M | $7M | −$18M | Weak Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | De'Andre Hunter | SAC | W | 28 | $25M | $6M | −$19M | Weak Value | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Keegan Murray | SAC | W | 25 | $24M | $9M | −$15M | Weak Value | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Malik Monk | SAC | W | 28 | $20M | $5M | −$15M | Weak Value | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Devin Carter | SAC | G | 24 | $5M Team Option | — | — | — | +0.8 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Nique Clifford | SAC | W | 24 | $3M | — | — | — | +1.2 | Starter |
| 9 | Maxime Raynaud | SAC | C | 23 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.7 | Reserve |
| 10 | Dylan Cardwell | SAC | C | 24 | — | — | — | — | +1.0 | Starter |
| 11 | Russell Westbrook | SAC | W | 37 | Free Agent | $4M | — | — | -0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Doug McDermott | SAC | W | 34 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.6 | Reserve |
| 13 | Precious Achiuwa | SAC | W | 26 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.6 | Reserve |
| 14 | Daeqwon Plowden | SAC | W | 27 | — | — | — | — | -2.4 | Reserve |
| 15 | Killian Hayes | SAC | W | 24 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -2.5 | Reserve |
| 16 | Isaiah Stevens | SAC | G | 25 | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 17 | Drew Eubanks | SAC | C | 29 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 18 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. | SAC | C | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.3 | Reserve |
