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Sam Merrill
Dated team records (2)
- Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Cleveland Cavaliers
- NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Cleveland Cavaliers
The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.
- 2025-26 per game · 52 games
- 12.8 PTS 2.6 REB 2.4 AST 64.4% TS
Sam Merrill is a 30-year-old shooting guard, listed at 6′4″ (193 cm). Sam Merrill is listed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 52 games with 64.4% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $9.50M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029. The roster lists an entry dated March 2023.
2025-26 season statistics
12.8PTS per game#142 of 582
2.6REB per game#355 of 582
2.4AST per game#195 of 582
0.6STL per game#298 of 582
0.1BLK per game#432 of 582
0.8TO per game#335 of 582
26.5MIN per game#158 of 582
An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.
| GP | FGM–FGA | FG% | 3PM–3PA | 3P% | FTM–FTA | FT% | eFG% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 223–484 | 46.1% | 158–375 | 42.1% | 59–69 | 85.5% | 62.4% | 64.4% |
| PER | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | +/− | AST/TO | Double-doubles | Triple-doubles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.9 | 16.5% | 124.6 | 119.2 | +242 | 2.98 | 1 | 0 | 663 |
Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 42.7% | 37.2% | 84.0% | 61.7% | +5 |
Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.
2026-27 game log
Reported highs in 1 logged game
Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.
8PointsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0ReboundsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
1AssistsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
23-pointersOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0StealsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0BlocksOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 preseason | vs BOS | L 113–124 | 9:40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
View all 1 logged games in 2026-27
2024-25 full game log
79 stored games · Page 1 of 4.
Reported highs in 79 logged games
Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.
27PointsFeb 2, 2025 vs DAL
7ReboundsMar 21, 2025 @ PHX
6AssistsDec 3, 2024 vs WAS
93-pointersFeb 2, 2025 vs DAL
4StealsMar 21, 2025 @ PHX
2BlocksApr 20, 2025 vs MIA
FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11 Playoffs | @ IND | L 109–129 | 13:32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | — | -10 |
| May 9 Playoffs | @ IND | W 126–104 | 20:07 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | — | +18 |
| May 6 Playoffs | vs IND | L 119–120 | 26:08 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-9 | — | +0 |
| May 4 Playoffs | vs IND | L 112–121 | 17:50 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | — | -10 |
| Apr 28 Playoffs | @ MIA | W 138–83 | 18:59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-7 | — | +31 |
| Apr 26 Playoffs | @ MIA | W 124–87 | 19:10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | — | +3 |
| Apr 23 Playoffs | vs MIA | W 121–112 | 19:30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | — | +12 |
| Apr 20 Playoffs | vs MIA | W 121–100 | 24:01 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | — | +11 |
| Apr 10 | @ IND | L 112–114 | 28:57 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 5-8 | — | -2 |
| Apr 8 | vs CHI | W 135–113 | 21:34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 3-5 | — | +7 |
| Apr 6 | vs SAC | L 113–120 | 16:04 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | — | -4 |
| Apr 4 | @ SAS | W 114–113 | 24:06 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 3-7 | — | +4 |
| Apr 2 | vs NYK | W 124–105 | 22:32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | — | +8 |
| Mar 30 | vs LAC | W 127–122 | 22:17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-7 | — | -5 |
| Mar 28 | @ DET | L 122–133 | 20:26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | — | -3 |
| Mar 27 | vs SAS | W 124–116 | 24:14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-9 | — | +6 |
| Mar 25 | @ POR | W 122–111 | 29:38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 4-6 | — | +1 |
| Mar 23 | @ UTA | W 120–91 | 24:50 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-9 | — | +8 |
| Mar 21 | @ PHX | L 112–123 | 17:46 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-4 | — | +2 |
| Mar 19 | @ SAC | L 119–123 | 12:25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | -14 |
| Mar 18 | @ LAC | L 119–132 | 13:52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | — | -17 |
| Mar 16 | vs ORL | L 103–108 | 18:49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-7 | — | +0 |
| Mar 14 | @ MEM | W 133–124 | 21:55 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 4-5 | — | +13 |
| Mar 11 | vs BKN | W 109–104 | 26:45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-6 | — | +9 |
| Mar 9 | @ MIL | W 112–100 | 19:56 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | — | +7 |
Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.
2025-26 shot chart
Sam Merrill took 77% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 10% at the rim, 7% elsewhere in the paint and 5% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (53.0%, +14.3 points above average).
| Zone | FGM–FGA | FG% | League FG% | Share of shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 40–50 | 80.0 (+12.8) | 67.2 | 10.3% |
| In the paint (non-RA) | 14–34 | 41.2 (-3.4) | 44.5 | 7.0% |
| Mid-range | 11–25 | 44.0 (+2.2) | 41.8 | 5.2% |
| Corner 3 | 35–66 | 53.0 (+14.3) | 38.8 | 13.6% |
| Above the break 3 | 123–309 | 39.8 (+4.6) | 35.2 | 63.8% |
League rank by FG% (qualified players): Corner 3: 6th of 199 · Above the break 3: 20th of 168 · all zone leaders
above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.
2025-26 percentiles
Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.
Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.
Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: AJ Green (10.4 / 2.7 / 1.9) · Duncan Robinson (12.2 / 2.7 / 2.1) · Isaiah Joe (11.1 / 2.5 / 1.3) · Svi Mykhailiuk (9.4 / 2.5 / 1.9) · Harrison Barnes (9.9 / 2.8 / 1.9) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.
Quick answers
- How many points does Sam Merrill average?
- Sam Merrill averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 52 games.
- What is Sam Merrill's shooting percentage?
- In 2025-26, Sam Merrill shot 46.1% from the field, 42.1% from three (158 of 375) and 85.5% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 64.4%.
- How old is Sam Merrill?
- Sam Merrill is 30 years old. He was born on May 15, 1996.
- How tall is Sam Merrill?
- Sam Merrill is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
- Where is Sam Merrill from?
- Sam Merrill is from the United States and played at Utah State before the NBA.
- What team does Sam Merrill play for?
- Sam Merrill is listed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
- What number does Sam Merrill wear?
- The NBA directory lists Sam Merrill at No. 5 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
- When is Sam Merrill's next game?
- Sam Merrill and the Cleveland Cavaliers next play the Orlando Magic at home on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
- Does Sam Merrill play on Christmas Day?
- No. The Cleveland Cavaliers are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
- How much does Sam Merrill make?
- Sam Merrill has a listed salary figure of $9.50M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029.
- How does Sam Merrill rank in the NBA?
- Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Sam Merrill was ahead of 68% in points per game, 26% in rebounds and 59% in assists.
Contract
- Listed salary
- $9.50M listed figure; season not stated
- Contract through
- June 2029
- Nationality
- USA
- Roster date
- March 14, 2023
Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.
Videos about Sam Merrill
Sam Merrill getting ready for a possible shootout against the #Hawks
Oct 5, 2026
Sam Merrill 3-Pointer of the Year! 😱 #shorts #nba
As time expired in regulation, Sam Merrill shot the 3-Pointer of the Year to force OT in Cavs vs Knicks Game 1. What a play by ...
Oct 5, 2026
Sam Merrill 27 Points, 9 Threes vs Mavericks - Feb 2, 2025 I 2024/25 season
Sam Merrill 27 Points, 9 Threes Full Highlight vs Dallas Mavericks - February 2, 2025 I 2024/25 NBA season.
Oct 5, 2026
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Career at a glance
Sam Merrill played 6 NBA regular seasons between 2020 and 2026, appearing in 225 games and averaging 8.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Milwaukee (2020–21, 30 games), Memphis (2021–22, 6 games), Cleveland (2022–26, 189 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Cleveland: 12.8 points per game over 52 games.
Championship season: 2020–21 (Milwaukee). In the playoffs he appeared in 4 postseason runs (43 games, 5.0 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 1,800 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Sam Merrill
Samuel Hoskins Merrill (born May 15, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “Money Merrill,” and "the Key,” by Tim Legler, he was drafted with the last pick of the 2020 NBA draft and acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks, with whom he won an NBA championship. He played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies.
- Born
- May 15, 1996 (age 30) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard
- High school
- Bountiful (Bountiful, Utah)
- College
- Utah State (2016–2020)
- NBA draft
- 2020: 2nd round, 60th overall pick
- Playing career
- 2020–present
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2021)
- AP Honorable Mention All-American (2019)
- Mountain West Player of the Year (2019)
- 2× First-team All-Mountain West (2019, 2020)
- Third-team All-Mountain West (2018)
- 2× Mountain West tournament MVP (2019, 2020)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21† | Milwaukee | 30 | 2 | 7.8 | .444 | .447 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 2021–22 | Memphis | 6 | 0 | 9.6 | .333 | .304 | .500 | 1.2 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 4.2 |
| 2022–23 | Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | .409 | .278 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | 5.0 |
| 2023–24 | Cleveland | 61 | 1 | 17.5 | .402 | .404 | .929 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | 8.0 |
| 2024–25 | Cleveland | 71 | 4 | 19.7 | .406 | .372 | .966 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 7.2 |
| 2025–26 | Cleveland | 52 | 38 | 26.5 | .461 | .421 | .855 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .6 | .1 | 12.8 |
| Career | 225 | 45 | 18.7 | .424 | .397 | .890 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 8.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021† | Milwaukee | 8 | 0 | 3.7 | .286 | .200 | — | .6 | .1 | .5 | .0 | .6 |
| 2024 | Cleveland | 10 | 0 | 12.5 | .345 | .370 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .9 | .0 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | Cleveland | 8 | 3 | 19.9 | .375 | .359 | .667 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | 5.8 |
| 2026 | Cleveland | 17 | 0 | 19.9 | .427 | .372 | .840 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .5 | .0 | 7.8 |
| Career | 43 | 3 | 15.2 | .395 | .362 | .839 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Utah State | 31 | 18 | 26.2 | .450 | .451 | .878 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .9 | .2 | 9.1 |
| 2017–18 | Utah State | 34 | 33 | 35.4 | .504 | .464 | .849 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.3 |
| 2018–19 | Utah State | 35 | 35 | 35.3 | .461 | .376 | .909 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 20.9 |
| 2019–20 | Utah State | 32 | 32 | 35.0 | .461 | .410 | .893 | 4.1 | 3.9 | .9 | .1 | 19.7 |
| Career | 132 | 118 | 33.1 | .470 | .420 | .891 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.6 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
whynba profile fields · Checked
- Height
- 6′ 4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Position
- SG
- Jersey
- 5
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Utah State
- Draft year
- 2020
- Draft pick
- Round 2 · Pick 60
How acquired: Signed on 03/03/23. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.
2025-26 season averages
12.8Points per game
2.6Rebounds per game
2.4Assists per game
These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.
Latest on Sam Merrill
Roster observations
These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.
Roster refresh overdue. This saved assignment may have changed.
| Team | First observed | Last confirmed | Later directory change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | None recorded | NBA directory |
Profile source
Biographical fields reflect the saved official profile at the check time shown above. Team assignments use the dated directory evidence in Roster observations. Offseason rosters and jersey numbers can change.
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