ORLANDO — This time, no pretense: The NBA Cup is about the money.

Yes, Tuesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic at Kia Center also counts in the regular-season standings. But for the Miami Heat, the coming week-plus could borrow a trademark from the WWE, because this also will be a Money in the Bank main event.

“I think $500,000 is $500,000 for anyone,” guard Pelle Larsson said.

For the rare time in team sports, cold, hard cash will be at center stage, no posturing necessary.

In advancing to the knockout round of the NBA’s in-season tournament, each Heat player under standard contract already has received $53,093.

Win Tuesday night, and the bonus goes up to  $106,187 per player, as well as an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas.

Another win on Saturday in Las Vegas in the event’s Final Four, and the payout is $106,187 per player.

From there, win the event’s championship game on Dec. 16 and it’s $530,933 per player.

Yes, all but the event’s championship game also count in the regular-season standings. And for the Heat, amid their current three-game losing streak, that also means plenty.

But in incentivizing the competition, the NBA put the money front and center.

“I think that’s kind of why they did it,” Heat guard Dru Smith said, “for us to just buy into a little bit more.”

Considering the average NBA salary this season is $11.8 million, the cash payout is somewhat relative.

More than a few on the Heat roster did not even know they had earned an additional paycheck for making the knockout round.

“I didn’t even know what we won,” Larsson said of the Heat advancing to the knockout round for the first time in the event’s three seasons.

“I didn’t know if you got something for just getting in,” Smith said.

But now five figures could go to six, enough to get most anybody’s attention, even in the highest of tax brackets.

“I think $500,000 is $500,000 for anyone,” Larsson said of the event’s top prize. “I’d imagine if I made a lot more money, it would still be good motivation for me to play.”

While the pay scale this season in the NBA tops out at Stephen Curry’s $60 million, for plenty, the cash bonuses in the event could stand as transformative.

On this season’s Heat roster, Smith earns $2.4 million, Larsson and Keshad Johnson $2 million, with Heat two-way players Vlad Goldin, Myron Gardner and Jahmir Young earning $636,000 (with two-way players eligible for half the overall individual payout).

“That’s game-changing for young guys like me, Jamir and Myron,” Johnson said. “And so like, it means a lot. It means a lot. And I’m pretty sure the rest of the guys know how much it means, whether you’re a max-contract player or a minimum-contract player. So we all try to fight for it together.

“But, yeah, that’d be lovely to cash that one in.”

To Smith, anything to increase the incentive is helpful, while appreciating the team’s precarious place in the standings.

“Anytime you have a chance early in the season to really go and compete for something, even though it’s just a one-game series, basically, win or go home, just to really have a chance to get a playoff feel this early, with the team, we were looking forward to that, coming into the season,” Smith said. “I think it’s just something that will be really beneficial.”

Larsson said you still play to win the game, only with potential added reward.

“I mean definitely, just like a bonus,” he said. “Working for like a regular job, you’d get a bonus if you do a good job. So that’s how kind of how I see it.”

The irony is that those who play the least will have the chance for the greatest boost relative to salary.

“So yeah,” Young said, “I’m sure we’re going to pay more attention to detail and treat it like a playoff run.”

With an appreciation from those who have been there.

“I’ve obviously been in that position,” said Smith, who has been on multiple Heat two-way contracts. “I think it would be great for them. It’s half of the two-way salary. So if you can do that and win that for those guys, I think that’s something that we can kind of rally around, as well. That’s something also we can do as a team that can also benefit those guys, as well.”

So the chance to cash in with some victories that will provide a boost in the standings.

And also the opportunity to cash in for cash.

“It’s a big deal,” Larsson said.