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 | 30 | $50M | $50M | $0M | Fair Value | +5.6 | Third Team |
| 2 | Evan Mobley | CLE | W | 25 | $50M | $10M | −$40M | Weak Value | +1.8 | Starter |
| 3 | James Harden | CLE | W | 37 | $31M | $15M | −$16M | Weak Value | +2.5 | Starter |
| 4 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C | 28 | $28M | $35M | +$7M | Fair Value | +3.8 | Starter |
| 5 | Peyton Watson | CLE | W | 24 | $20M | $2M | −$18M | Weak Value | -0.9 | Reserve |
| 6 | Sam Merrill | CLE | W | 30 | $9M | $30M | +$21M | Strong Value | +3.5 | Starter |
| 7 | Jaylon Tyson | CLE | W | 23 | $4M Team Option | $3M | −$1M | Fair Value | -0.6 | Reserve |
| 8 | Thomas Bryant | CLE | C | 29 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.8 | Reserve |
| 9 | Mario Hezonja | CLE | W | 31 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -1.6 | Reserve |
| 10 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | CLE | W | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | +1.2 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Craig Porter Jr. | CLE | G | 26 | $2M Team Option | $4M | +$1M | Fair Value | +0.1 | Rotation Player |
| 12 | Tyrese Proctor | CLE | G | 22 | $2M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 13 | Meleek Thomas | CLE | G | 20 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 14 | Norchad Omier | CLE | W | 25 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 15 | Riley Minix | CLE | W | 26 | $1M | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
| 16 | Tristan Enaruna | CLE | W | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | 0.0 | Rotation Player |
