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 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | UTA | W | 27 | $49M | $13M | −$36M | Weak Value | +2.1 | Starter |
| 2 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | W | 29 | $46M | $24M | −$22M | Weak Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 3 | Josh Green | UTA | W | 25 | $15M | $4M | −$11M | Weak Value | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Darryn Peterson | UTA | W | 19 | $13M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 5 | Jusuf Nurkić | UTA | C | 32 | $11M | $20M | +$8M | Fair Value | +2.8 | Starter |
| 6 | Ace Bailey | UTA | W | 20 | $10M | $2M | −$7M | Fair Value | -3.1 | Reserve |
| 7 | Keyonte George | UTA | G | 23 | $7M Team Option | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -1.2 | Reserve |
| 8 | Josh Okogie | UTA | W | 28 | $6M | $10M | +$4M | Fair Value | +1.6 | Starter |
| 9 | Jaxson Hayes | UTA | C | 26 | $6M | $6M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.9 | Rotation Player |
| 10 | Brice Sensabaugh | UTA | W | 23 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 11 | Svi Mykhailiuk | UTA | W | 29 | $4M | $11M | +$7M | Fair Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 12 | Mo Bamba | UTA | C | 28 | $4M | $2M | −$1M | Fair Value | -1.7 | Reserve |
| 13 | Kyle Filipowski | UTA | C | 23 | $3M | $10M | +$7M | Fair Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 14 | Isaiah Collier | UTA | W | 22 | $3M Team Option | $1M | −$1M | Fair Value | -4.8 | Reserve |
| 15 | Tony Bradley | UTA | C | 28 | $2M | $3M | $0M | Fair Value | -0.5 | Reserve |
| 16 | Trey Alexander | UTA | G | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Harrison Ingram | UTA | W | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 18 | Kobe Bufkin | UTA | G | 23 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
