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 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIA | W | 31 | $58M | $58M | $0M | Fair Value | +6.8 | First Team |
| 2 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | C | 29 | $49M | $26M | −$24M | Weak Value | +2.7 | Starter |
| 3 | Andrew Wiggins | MIA | W | 31 | $30M Player Option | $2M | −$28M | Weak Value | -1.0 | Reserve |
| 4 | Nikola Jović | MIA | W | 23 | $16M | $10M | −$6M | Fair Value | +1.2 | Starter |
| 5 | Bobby Portis | MIA | C | 31 | $15M | $2M | −$12M | Weak Value | -0.7 | Reserve |
| 6 | Davion Mitchell | MIA | G | 28 | $12M | $41M | +$28M | Strong Value | +3.4 | Starter |
| 7 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | MIA | W | 34 | $6M | $6M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.5 | Rotation Player |
| 8 | Klay Thompson | MIA | W | 36 | $6M | $5M | $0M | Fair Value | +0.3 | Rotation Player |
| 9 | Dru Smith | MIA | G | 28 | $3M | — | — | — | -1.1 | Reserve |
| 10 | Simone Fontecchio | MIA | W | 30 | $2M | $7M | +$4M | Fair Value | +0.7 | Rotation Player |
| 11 | Nick Richards | MIA | C | 28 | $2M | $2M | $0M | Fair Value | -4.4 | Reserve |
| 12 | Pelle Larsson | MIA | W | 25 | $2M Team Option | $11M | +$9M | Fair Value | +1.3 | Starter |
| 13 | Bez Mbeng | MIA | G | 23 | $2M | — | — | — | -2.7 | Reserve |
| 14 | Myron Gardner | MIA | W | 25 | $2M | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
| 15 | Jahmir Young | MIA | G | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -2.7 | Reserve |
| 16 | Keshad Johnson | MIA | W | 25 | Free Agent | — | — | — | -3.0 | Reserve |
