Sam Merrill

CLE Cavaliers • #5 • Small Forward

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Position Small Forward
Height 6'4"
Weight 205
Age 29
Birthdate May 15, 1996
Birthplace Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Draft 2020 Round 2 (60 overall) by New Orleans

Sam Merrill Projections, Player Props and Stats

Points Scored

14.26 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Pts Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 14(o) 13.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 20(o) 11.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 22(o) 10.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 19(o) 11.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 15(o) 9.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 16(o) 9.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 5(u) 9.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 13(o) 10.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 11(o) 10.5
Last 10 average 15.0

Points and Rebounds

16.61 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent P+R Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 16(u) 16.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 22(o) 14.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 24(o) 12.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 23(o) 14.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 18(o) 13.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 17(o) 13.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 5(u) 12.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 16(o) 14.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 16(o) 14.5
Last 10 average 17.44

3 Pointers Made

3.65 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent 3Pts Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 3(u) 3.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 5(o) 2.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 5(o) 2.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 6(o) 2.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 5(o) 2.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 4(o) 2.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 1(u) 2.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 3(o) 2.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 2(u) 2.5
Last 10 average 3.78

Rebounds and Assists

4.78 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent P+R+A Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 5(u) 5.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 3(u) 4.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 5(o) 4.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 6(o) 5.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 5(o) 4.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 2(u) 4.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 1(u) 5.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 6(o) 5.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 6(o) 5.5
Last 10 average 4.33

Total Blocks

0.13 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Blk Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 0 -
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 0 -
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 0 -
Jan 6 @ IND IND 0 -
Jan 4 vs DET DET 0 -
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 0 -
Dec 29 @ SA SA 0 -
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 0 -
Dec 25 @ NY NY 0 -
Last 10 average

Total Steals

0.74 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent St Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 0 -
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 3 -
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 1 -
Jan 6 @ IND IND 0 -
Jan 4 vs DET DET 1 -
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 0 -
Dec 29 @ SA SA 1 -
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 1 -
Dec 25 @ NY NY 2 -
Last 10 average 1.0

Total Rebounds

2.35 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Reb Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 2(u) 2.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 2(u) 2.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 2(u) 2.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 4(o) 2.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 3(o) 2.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 1(u) 2.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 0(u) 2.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 3(o) 2.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 5(o) 2.5
Last 10 average 2.44

Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists

19.04 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent P+Reb+A Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 19(o) 18.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 23(o) 16.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 27(o) 15.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 25(o) 17.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 20(o) 14.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 18(o) 15.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 6(u) 16.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 19(o) 16.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 17(o) 16.5
Last 10 average 19.33

Total Turnovers

0.96 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent TO Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 1 -
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 2 -
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 0 -
Jan 6 @ IND IND 1 -
Jan 4 vs DET DET 2 -
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 2 -
Dec 29 @ SA SA 1 -
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 1(o) 0.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 1(o) 0.5
Last 10 average 1.22

Total Assists

2.43 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Ast Close
Jan 12 vs UTA UTA 3(o) 2.5
Jan 10 vs MIN MIN 1(u) 2.5
Jan 8 @ MIN MIN 3(o) 2.5
Jan 6 @ IND IND 2(u) 2.5
Jan 4 vs DET DET 2(o) 1.5
Jan 2 vs DEN DEN DNP -
Dec 31 vs PHO PHO 1(u) 2.5
Dec 29 @ SA SA 1(u) 2.5
Dec 27 @ HOU HOU 3(o) 2.5
Dec 25 @ NY NY 1(u) 2.5
Last 10 average 1.89

Sam Merrill Game Logs

2025-2026 Game Log
Date Opp Score ATS O/U MIN PTS A Reb BLK T/S
Jan 12 @ UTA L 123 - 112 L -13 U 250.5 27:43 14 3 2 0 1/0
Jan 10 @ MIN W 146 - 134 W -2 O 240.5 25:30 20 1 2 0 2/3
Jan 8 @ MIN L 131 - 122 L 3 O 240.5 30:48 22 3 2 0 0/1
Jan 6 @ IND W 120 - 116 L -6 U 236.5 31:26 19 2 4 0 1/0
Jan 4 @ DET L 114 - 110 L -3 U 239.5 27:15 15 2 3 0 2/1
Jan 2 @ DEN W 113 - 108 L -13 U 237.5 0:00 0 0 0 0 0/0
Dec 31 @ PHO W 129 - 113 W -11 O 236.5 22:47 16 1 1 0 2/0
Dec 29 @ SA W 113 - 101 W 1 U 240.5 25:50 5 1 0 0 1/1
Dec 27 @ HOU L 117 - 100 L 2 U 230.5 25:22 13 3 3 0 1/1
Dec 25 @ NY L 126 - 124 L -4 O 237.5 29:15 11 1 5 0 1/2
Dec 23 @ NO W 141 - 118 W -9 O 248.5 25:43 22 7 6 0 1/1
Dec 22 @ CHA W 139 - 132 L -8 O 252.5 25:56 4 5 1 0 0/1
Nov 17 @ MIL W 118 - 106 W -5 U 234.5 27:52 20 0 5 1 1/0
Nov 15 @ MEM W 108 - 100 L -10 U 241.5 27:11 13 1 4 0 2/1
Nov 13 @ TOR L 126 - 113 L -7 O 236.5 27:12 12 3 2 0 0/0
Nov 12 @ MIA W 130 - 116 W 7 U 247.5 20:39 5 3 0 1 0/1
Nov 10 @ MIA L 140 - 138 (OT) L -9 O 238.5 32:38 12 2 2 0 0/0
Nov 8 @ CHI W 128 - 122 L -8 O 239.5 27:31 8 8 2 0 1/0
Nov 7 @ WAS W 148 - 115 W -17 O 241.5 18:21 14 2 2 0 0/1
Nov 5 @ PHI W 132 - 121 L -16 O 235.5 26:48 14 0 0 0 1/0
Oct 27 @ DET W 116 - 95 W -2 U 231.5 17:59 11 1 1 0 0/2
Oct 26 @ MIL W 118 - 113 L -6 U 233.5 30:21 17 1 3 0 0/0
Oct 24 @ BK W 131 - 124 L -11 O 230.5 26:20 22 5 1 1 4/1
Oct 22 @ NY L 119 - 111 L -1 O 229.5 28:22 19 1 3 0 1/0
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Sam Merrill's Shooting Statistics

Season Team GP MPG FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% PPG
2025-2026 CLE 23 26.5 107 225 47.6 84 184 45.7 30 34 88.2 14.3
2024-2025 CLE 71 19.7 172 424 40.6 137 368 37.2 28 29 96.6 7.2
2023-2024 CLE 61 17.5 158 393 40.2 143 354 40.4 26 28 92.9 8.0
2022-2023 CLE 5 11.8 9 22 40.9 5 18 27.8 2 2 100.0 5.0
2021-2022 MEM 6 9.7 8 24 33.3 7 23 30.4 2 4 50.0 4.2
2020-2021 MIL 30 7.8 32 72 44.4 21 47 44.7 4 4 100.0 3.0

Sam Merrill's Other Statistics

Season Team GP MPG Reb Reb/G A APG STL SPG BLK BPG TO PF
2025-2026 CLE 23 26.5 54 2.3 56 2.4 17 0.7 3 0.1 22 67
2024-2025 CLE 71 19.7 157 2.2 108 1.5 53 0.7 14 0.2 35 124
2023-2024 CLE 61 17.5 120 2.0 108 1.8 19 0.3 4 0.1 19 72
2022-2023 CLE 5 11.8 9 1.8 5 1.0 4 0.8 0 - 0 3
2021-2022 MEM 6 9.7 7 1.2 4 0.7 0 - 0 - 2 3
2020-2021 MIL 30 7.8 30 1.0 21 0.7 8 0.3 1 0.0 10 17


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