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 | $15M | −$34M | Weak Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 2 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | C | 29 | $46M | $33M | −$13M | Weak Value | +3.0 | Starter |
| 3 | Josh Green | UTA | W | 25 | $15M | $3M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 4 | Jusuf Nurkić | UTA | C | 32 | $11M | $19M | +$8M | Fair Value | +2.3 | Starter |
| 5 | Ace Bailey | UTA | W | 20 | $10M | — | — | — | -4.1 | Reserve |
| 6 | Keyonte George | UTA | G | 22 | $7M Team Option | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 7 | Josh Okogie | UTA | W | 28 | $6M | $10M | +$4M | Fair Value | +1.1 | Starter |
| 8 | Jaxson Hayes | UTA | C | 26 | $6M | $6M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Brice Sensabaugh | UTA | W | 22 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -2.1 | Reserve |
| 10 | Svi Mykhailiuk | UTA | W | 29 | $4M | $14M | +$10M | Strong Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 11 | Kyle Filipowski | UTA | C | 22 | $3M | $11M | +$8M | Fair Value | +1.4 | Starter |
| 12 | Isaiah Collier | UTA | W | 21 | $3M Team Option | $1M | −$1M | Fair Value | -5.2 | Reserve |
| 13 | Harrison Ingram | UTA | W | 23 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 14 | Kevin Love | UTA | C | 38 | Free Agent | $9M | — | — | +1.1 | Starter |
| 15 | Trey Alexander | UTA | G | 23 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.7 | Reserve |
| 16 | Blake Hinson | UTA | W | 26 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
