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Sam Merrill

Cleveland Cavaliers SG 30 yrs 6-4 · 195 lb Drafted 2020 · R2 #60 No 2026-27 games yet
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2026-27 projection

Projected
Medium confidence

Built from his last three seasons, age and role. It is replaced by real stats after the first game.

FP / game
16.8
−4.1 vs 2025-26
PTS
9.5
−3.2 vs 2025-26
REB
2.3
−0.3 vs 2025-26
AST
1.9
−0.5 vs 2025-26
STL
0.6
BLK
0.1
3PM
2.4
Games
60
22.0 min

FG 43.6% · FT 87.4% · TOV 0.6

  • 2025-26 (52 GP), 2024-25 (71 GP), 2023-24 (61 GP) — weighted 3/2/1.
  • Rates regressed 300 min toward the G average.
  • Age 30 at season start → −1.5% production.
  • Availability 74% of games → 60 GP, 22 MPG.
Fantasy pts / game
20.9
#81 of 174 G
Availability
52 / 82
63.4% of team games
Consistency
11–31
Floor to ceiling (P10–P90 of games)
Market gap
−56.0
ESPN drafts him 56 spots earlier than he produced

Season at a glance

2025-26 · every team game, coloured by FP. Hatched squares are games he missed (30).

LowHighDidn't play

Floor & ceiling

52 games · every dot is one game. Shaded: where the middle half of G players average.

G P25–P75 average

Boom games (≥ 1.25× his average): 25.0% · Bust games (≤ 0.75×): 30.8%

Role & minutes

Moved to the bench on Nov 5 · Into the starting five on Nov 12. Played games only; hover to read a game in both panels.

StartedOff the bench5-game averageRole change

Situations

Fantasy points per game versus his own average. Bars show the middle half of games; faded rows have fewer than 4 games.

Season average: ±0.0

Playing style

2025-26 · how he plays versus other Gs with 20+ games. P-values are approximate percentiles; neither end is better or worse, it is style.

True shooting
3-point rate
Free-throw rate
Usage
Turnovers /36
Volatility
HimMiddle half of Gs10th–90th percentileMedian

Career arc

Production and availability by season. Click a season to open it above.

Fantasy points per game

20-21: 5.8, 21-22: 6.2, 22-23: 11.1, 23-24: 13.8, 24-25: 14.4, 25-26: 20.9

Games played

Games playedTeam games

When Sam sits

Teammates' fantasy points per game when Sam Merrill is out versus in. Only teammates with 5+ games each way; the small number is games without him.

Jaylon Tyson
Tyrese Proctor
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
Lonzo Ball
Larry Nance Jr.
Evan Mobley

Similar players

Closest style in 2025-26: per-36 scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defence, threes and turnovers, plus shooting percentages. 100% would be an identical profile.

  • Isaiah Joe94%

    DET · SG · 18.1 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and turnovers

  • Tim Hardaway Jr.94%

    MIA · SG · 20.0 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and turnovers

  • Miles McBride92%

    NYK · SG · 21.2 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and turnovers

  • Tyson Etienne92%

    BKN · PG · 12.4 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and rebounding

  • AJ Green92%

    MIL · SG · 17.4 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and turnovers

  • Devin Vassell91%

    SAS · PF · 25.2 FP/G · alike in 3-point volume and turnovers

2026-27 market

ESPN drafts him around pick 140.2, 56 spots higher than his #196 finish in 2025-26: the board is paying for more than he delivered.

Average draft pick
140.2
ESPN rank
#255
Auction value
$0
ESPN rostered
1%