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 | Donovan Mitchell | CLE | G | 29 | $50M | $57M | +$7M | Fair Value | +5.5 | Second Team |
| 2 | Evan Mobley | CLE | W | 25 | $50M | $17M | −$33M | Weak Value | +1.9 | Starter |
| 3 | James Harden | CLE | W | 36 | $42M Player Option | $25M | −$18M | Weak Value | +2.4 | Starter |
| 4 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C | 28 | $28M | $38M | +$10M | Fair Value | +2.9 | Starter |
| 5 | Max Strus | CLE | W | 30 | $17M | $7M | −$10M | Fair Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 6 | Dennis Schröder | CLE | G | 32 | $15M | $4M | −$11M | Weak Value | -0.4 | Rotation Player |
| 7 | Sam Merrill | CLE | W | 30 | $9M | $34M | +$25M | Strong Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 8 | Jaylon Tyson | CLE | W | 23 | $4M Team Option | $3M | −$1M | Fair Value | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 9 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | CLE | W | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.0 | Starter |
| 10 | Craig Porter Jr. | CLE | G | 26 | $2M Team Option | $6M | +$3M | Fair Value | +0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Tyrese Proctor | CLE | W | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 12 | Dean Wade | CLE | W | 29 | Free Agent | $31M | — | — | +2.6 | Starter |
| 13 | Thomas Bryant | CLE | C | 28 | Free Agent | $2M | — | — | -1.9 | Reserve |
| 14 | Keon Ellis | CLE | G | 26 | Free Agent | $15M | — | — | +1.6 | Starter |
| 15 | Olivier Sarr | CLE | C | 27 | — | — | — | — | +0.9 | Starter |
| 16 | Larry Nance Jr. | CLE | C | 33 | Free Agent | $5M | — | — | -0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 17 | Tristan Enaruna | CLE | W | 24 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 18 | Riley Minix | CLE | W | 25 | — | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
