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Sam Merrill
HEIGHT6' 4"
WEIGHT205 lbs
AGE30
BORN15 May 1996
FROMUSA
COLLEGEUtah State
NBA DEBUT2020
PRO YEARS0
DAY-TO-DAY · Elbow · Soreness · expected back 2026-10-22
Merrill was held out of Tuesday's preseason finale due to right elbow soreness and won't scrimmage Saturday. He can be considered questionable for Thursday's regular-season opener against the 76ers until the Cavaliers provide an update on his status.
Merrill was held out of Tuesday's preseason finale due to right elbow soreness and won't scrimmage Saturday. He can be considered questionable for Thursday's regular-season opener against the 76ers until the Cavaliers provide an update on his status.
2026-27
Season averages
GAMES2
MIN14.0
PTS6.5
REB2.0
AST2.0
STL0.0
BLK0.0
FG%66.7%
3P%60.0%
FT%100.0%
CAREER
Season by season
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CLE | 2 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 100.0% |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 70 | 24.8 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 45.7% | 41.3% | 85.1% |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 81 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 39.8% | 36.7% | 94.3% |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 75 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 39.0% | 39.3% | 93.8% |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 5 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 40.9% | 27.8% | 100.0% |
| 2022-23 | SAC | 2 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 42.9% | 50.0% | – |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 11 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 47.2% | 41.5% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 41 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 43.2% | 44.1% | 100.0% |
| CAREER | 287 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 42.2% | 39.4% | 88.6% |
FORM
Recent games
| GAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ORL W 119-105Sun 11 Oct | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 10 |
| vs BOS L 113-124Fri 09 Oct | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | -6 |
| vs NYK L 93-130Tue 26 May | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -13 |
| vs NYK L 108-121Sun 24 May | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | -1 |
| @ NYK L 93-109Fri 22 May | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-7 | -8 |
| @ NYK L 104-115Wed 20 May | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-8 | -17 |
| @ DET W 125-94Mon 18 May | 25 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 22 |
| vs DET L 94-115Sat 16 May | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | -10 |
| @ DET W 117-113Thu 14 May | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | -7 |
| vs DET W 112-103Tue 12 May | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 6 |
TRANSFERS
Team moves & transactions
NO RECENT MOVES
Trades, signings and waivers appear here when they are reported.
Clubs played for: MIL → MEM → SAC → CLE