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 | 26 | $49M | $18M | −$31M | Weak Value | +2.0 | Starter |
| 2 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | C | 29 | $46M | $41M | −$5M | Fair Value | +3.1 | Starter |
| 3 | Ace Bailey | UTA | W | 19 | $10M | — | — | — | -4.1 | Reserve |
| 4 | Keyonte George | UTA | G | 22 | $7M Team Option | $2M | −$4M | Fair Value | -2.0 | Reserve |
| 5 | John Konchar | UTA | W | 30 | $6M | $4M | −$2M | Fair Value | -0.5 | Reserve |
| 6 | Cody Williams | UTA | W | 21 | $6M Team Option | $1M | −$5M | Fair Value | -4.9 | Reserve |
| 7 | Brice Sensabaugh | UTA | W | 22 | $5M Team Option | $2M | −$3M | Fair Value | -2.2 | Reserve |
| 8 | Svi Mykhailiuk | UTA | W | 29 | $4M | $16M | +$12M | Strong Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 9 | Kyle Filipowski | UTA | C | 22 | $3M | $15M | +$12M | Strong Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 10 | Isaiah Collier | UTA | W | 21 | $3M Team Option | $1M | −$2M | Fair Value | -5.2 | Reserve |
| 11 | Elijah Harkless | UTA | W | 26 | — | — | — | — | +3.1 | Starter |
| 12 | Jusuf Nurkić | UTA | C | 31 | Free Agent | $27M | — | — | +2.4 | Starter |
| 13 | Walker Kessler | UTA | C | 24 | Free Agent | $21M | — | — | +2.1 | Starter |
| 14 | Kevin Love | UTA | C | 37 | Free Agent | $14M | — | — | +1.2 | Starter |
| 15 | Oscar Tshiebwe | UTA | C | 26 | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Bez Mbeng | UTA | G | 23 | — | — | — | — | -2.8 | Reserve |
| 17 | Blake Hinson | UTA | W | 26 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
