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Sam Merrill

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2026-27 season

GP: 8
MIN: 24.4
PTS: 8.6
REB: 3.5
AST: 2.1
STL: 0.9
BLK: 0.1
3PM: 1.8
FG%: 40.7

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	3PM	FG	STL	BLK	+/-
Nov 4	@OKC	L 116-124	27	10	7	1	2	3-7	1	1	-5
Nov 2	vs OKC	L 112-117	26	8	3	2	2	2-8	1	0	-12
Oct 31	@MIL	W 136-111	19	6	4	3	1	2-4	1	0	+24
Oct 29	@ATL	L 111-114	27	16	2	3	4	6-11	1	0	+8
Oct 28	vs WSH	W 121-111	20	8	1	1	2	2-7	1	0	+8
Oct 26	vs MIN	W 127-125	31	9	4	2	1	3-8	1	0	+13
Oct 24	vs BKN	W 125-121	21	7	2	3	1	2-4	0	0	+7
Oct 22	@PHI	L 106-114	24	5	5	2	1	2-5	1	0	+5
2025-26 season
May 25	vs NY	L 93-130	18	5	1	1	1	2-4	0	0	-13
May 23	vs NY	L 108-121	24	6	3	1	2	2-5	1	0	-1
May 21	@NY	L 93-109	23	4	0	0	0	1-8	0	0	-8
May 19	@NY	L 104-115	28	12	1	2	3	4-9	1	0	-17
May 17	@DET	W 125-94	25	23	1	2	5	7-10	1	0	+22
May 15	vs DET	L 94-115	20	10	1	1	2	3-6	0	0	-10
May 13	@DET	W 117-113	21	6	0	1	2	2-5	1	0	-7
May 11	vs DET	W 112-103	16	6	1	2	2	2-8	1	0	+6
May 9	vs DET	W 116-109	14	7	0	0	1	2-4	0	0	+4
May 5	@DET	L 101-111	7	0	0	1	0	0-0	0	0	-10
May 3	vs TOR	W 114-102	23	13	3	2	3	4-8	0	0	+16
May 1	@TOR	L 110-112	18	2	1	1	0	1-5	1	0	-6
Apr 29	vs TOR	W 125-120	23	9	1	2	2	2-3	1	0	+19
Apr 26	@TOR	L 89-93	19	14	0	0	3	5-9	0	0	+4
Apr 23	@TOR	L 104-126	18	3	3	0	1	1-2	0	0	-5
Apr 20	vs TOR	W 115-105	20	5	1	1	1	2-6	1	0	+1
Apr 18	vs TOR	W 126-113	21	7	4	2	1	1-4	0	0	+10
Apr 8	vs ATL	W 122-116	27	6	0	3	2	2-3	1	0	0
Apr 6	@MEM	W 142-126	28	21	2	2	4	7-16	3	0	-5
Apr 2	@GS	W 118-111	28	3	2	5	1	1-6	1	0	+12
Mar 30	@UTAH	W 122-113	28	9	4	3	0	4-14	1	0	+13
Mar 27	vs MIA	W 149-128	27	10	3	4	2	3-9	0	0	+25
Mar 25	vs MIA	L 103-120	29	18	2	4	4	6-13	0	0	-22
Mar 24	vs ORL	W 136-131	33	19	4	1	2	6-11	2	0	+4
Mar 21	@NO	W 111-106	32	15	10	2	3	5-9	0	0	+5
Mar 19	@CHI	W 115-110	31	13	1	3	3	5-12	1	2	+1
Mar 17	@MIL	W 123-116	28	17	6	2	3	6-12	0	0	+22
Mar 11	@ORL	L 122-128	30	13	4	2	2	5-8	1	0	-1
Mar 9	vs PHI	W 115-101	21	2	3	5	0	1-6	0	0	+5
Mar 8	vs BOS	L 98-109	29	5	5	4	1	2-9	1	0	-1
Mar 3	vs DET	W 113-109	27	9	0	2	3	3-10	1	0	-6
Mar 1	@BKN	W 106-102	27	15	1	2	4	5-8	0	0	+20
Feb 27	@DET	L 119-122 OT	36	20	1	3	4	6-14	2	0	-13
Feb 25	@MIL	L 116-118	34	14	5	2	2	6-13	0	0	-2
Feb 24	vs NY	W 109-94	21	0	1	1	0	0-4	0	0	+13
Feb 22	@OKC	L 113-121	29	20	3	0	6	7-12	0	0	+6
Feb 20	@CHA	W 118-113	24	10	2	2	2	4-6	0	0	-14
Feb 19	vs BKN	W 112-84	22	3	3	3	1	1-4	0	0	+13
Feb 11	vs WSH	W 138-113	25	32	5	1	9	11-12	1	1	+22
Feb 9	@DEN	W 119-117	25	9	2	1	3	3-6	1	0	+13
Feb 7	@SAC	W 132-126	24	2	1	2	0	0-6	0	0	-8
Feb 4	@LAC	W 124-91	21	11	1	0	3	4-6	0	0	+21
Feb 1	@POR	W 130-111	29	22	2	4	6	7-9	0	0	+25
Jan 30	@PHX	L 113-126	19	10	2	2	2	4-12	0	0	-19
Jan 28	vs LAL	W 129-99	24	4	1	4	1	1-4	0	1	+31
Jan 14	@PHI	W 133-107	10	3	3	0	1	1-5	0	0	+5
Jan 12	vs UTAH	L 112-123	28	14	2	3	3	5-11	0	0	-10
Jan 10	vs MIN	W 146-134	26	20	2	1	5	5-7	3	0	+20
Jan 8	@MIN	L 122-131	31	22	2	3	5	7-13	1	0	+6
Jan 6	@IND	W 120-116	31	19	4	2	6	6-12	0	0	+5
Jan 4	vs DET	L 110-114	27	15	3	2	5	5-8	1	0	0
Dec 31	vs PHX	W 129-113	23	16	1	1	4	6-14	0	0	+14
Dec 29	@SA	W 113-101	26	5	0	1	1	1-6	1	0	-4
Dec 27	@HOU	L 100-117	25	13	3	3	3	5-8	1	0	-24
Dec 25	@NY	L 124-126	29	11	5	1	2	4-11	2	0	+3
Dec 23	vs NO	W 141-118	26	22	6	7	6	7-12	1	0	+18
Dec 22	vs CHA	W 139-132	26	4	1	5	0	2-7	1	0	+6
Nov 17	vs MIL	W 118-106	28	20	5	0	6	7-10	0	1	+4
Nov 15	vs MEM	W 108-100	27	13	4	1	2	5-9	1	0	-4
Nov 13	vs TOR	L 113-126	27	12	2	3	3	4-11	0	0	-2
Nov 12	@MIA	W 130-116	21	5	0	3	1	1-10	1	1	-8
Nov 10	@MIA	L 138-140 OT	33	12	2	2	4	4-16	0	0	-7
Nov 8	vs CHI	W 128-122	28	8	2	8	2	3-8	0	0	+6
Nov 7	@WSH	W 148-115	18	14	2	2	4	5-6	1	0	+10
Nov 5	vs PHI	W 132-121	27	14	0	0	4	4-6	0	0	+1
Oct 27	@DET	W 116-95	18	11	1	1	3	4-7	2	0	+13
Oct 26	vs MIL	W 118-113	30	17	3	1	4	5-11	0	0	+17
Oct 24	@BKN	W 131-124	26	22	1	5	6	6-11	1	1	+14
Oct 22	@NY	L 111-119	28	19	3	1	5	6-11	0	0	-1
2024-25 season
Apr 10	@IND	L 112-114	29	15	3	4	5	5-9	1	1	-2
Apr 8	vs CHI	W 135-113	22	9	2	3	3	3-5	3	0	+7
Apr 6	vs SAC	L 113-120	16	0	2	0	0	0-3	0	1	-4
Apr 5	@SA	W 114-113	24	9	2	2	3	3-7	2	0	+4
Apr 2	vs NY	W 124-105	23	5	4	3	1	2-4	0	0	+8
Mar 30	vs LAC	W 127-122	22	6	4	2	2	2-7	1	0	-5
Mar 28	@DET	L 122-133	20	6	4	0	2	2-5	3	0	-3
Mar 27	vs SA	W 124-116	24	13	2	2	3	5-13	0	1	+6
Mar 26	@POR	W 122-111	30	14	2	3	4	5-7	0	0	+1
Mar 23	@UTAH	W 120-91	25	6	5	5	2	2-9	1	1	+8
Mar 22	@PHX	L 112-123	18	4	7	0	0	2-7	4	0	+2
Mar 20	@SAC	L 119-123	12	0	1	4	0	0-0	0	0	-14
Mar 19	@LAC	L 119-132	14	3	1	0	1	1-3	0	0	-17
Mar 16	vs ORL	L 103-108	19	5	1	2	1	2-8	0	0	0
Mar 15	@MEM	W 133-124	22	14	1	2	4	5-7	0	0	+13
Mar 11	vs BKN	W 109-104	27	6	6	0	1	2-7	0	0	+9
Mar 10	@MIL	W 112-100	20	9	2	1	3	3-6	1	0	+7
Mar 8	@CHA	W 118-117	19	12	1	0	4	4-4	0	0	+5
Mar 6	vs MIA	W 112-107	16	3	2	0	1	1-3	1	0	+3
Mar 5	@CHI	W 139-117	15	11	2	0	3	4-6	0	2	-4
Mar 2	vs POR	W 133-129	21	9	2	1	3	3-7	1	0	+18
Mar 1	@BOS	W 123-116	18	3	3	0	1	1-1	1	0	+22
Feb 26	@ORL	W 122-82	19	5	2	1	1	1-4	0	0	+18

Latest news

Merrill is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the 76ers, Serena Winters of FanDuel Sports Network Ohio reports.
Merrill is moving to the starting lineup due to the absence of Jarrett Allen (knee), as Evan Mobley has moved to center and Peyton Watson will get the nod at power forward. Merrill is averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 34.1 percent from three. This will be his first start of the season.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2h ago
Merrill produced 10 points (3-7 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 27 minutes during Wednesday's 124-116 loss to the Thunder.
Merrill contributed more than his usual perimeter shooting, pairing his scoring output with a strong rebounding effort and adding defensive production. He connected on half of his four three-point attempts and didn't commit a turnover, though five personal fouls limited his effectiveness. The sharpshooter remains most appealing in deeper formats where his three-point production can provide a boost.
RotoWire via ESPN · 1d ago
Merrill supplied six points (2-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one steal across 19 minutes during Saturday's 136-111 victory over Milwaukee.
Merrill was unable to replicate his performance from two nights earlier, scoring in single digits for the fifth time in six appearances this season. He has exceeded 30 minutes only once, and for a three-point stream option, he has been largely underwhelming, averaging just 1.7 three-pointers per game thus far.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Merrill registered 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-8 3Pt), two rebounds, three assists and a steal across 27 minutes in Thursday's 114-111 loss to the Hawks.
Merrill provided efficient perimeter scoring, making half of his eight three-point attempts en route to season-high marks in points and three-pointers made. However, Merrill's minimal impact in other categories makes him a better fit for category-based formats, as his value depends heavily on three-point volume and efficiency. His bench role and the fact that this was his first double-digit-point outing don't help his case.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 30
Merrill had eight points (2-7 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), one rebound, one assist and one steal in 20 minutes during Wednesday's 121-111 win over Washington.
Merrill logged a season-low 20 minutes, scoring in single digits for the fourth straight game. After averaging 26.5 minutes per game during the 2025-26 season, an increase in playing time this season feels unlikely at this stage. Those in standard leagues should view him as nothing more than a potential three-point streaming option.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Merrill chipped in five points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one steal over 24 minutes during Thursday's 114-106 loss to Philadelphia.
Merrill struggled to make an offensive impact in Cleveland's season opener, connecting on just one three-pointer despite logging a solid workload off the bench. His perimeter shooting should remain his primary source of fantasy value, though his production could fluctuate depending on his opportunities.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23