Sam Merrill

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Cleveland Cavaliers

1× NBA Champion 2020-21

2025-26 salary $8,482,144 $38,000,000 guaranteed remaining

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
8.0
0.76× era
peak 2025-26 · 1.18×
RPG
2.0
0.50× era
peak 2025-26 · 0.64×
APG
1.7
0.68× era
peak 2025-26 · 0.96×
SPG
0.5
BPG
0.1

Shooting Percentages

FG%
42.1%
3P%
39.8%
FT%
92.3%

Career Totals

Games Played
225
Total Points
1805
Total Rebounds
460
Total Assists
371
Total Steals
112
Total Blocks
26

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG3711152020-212023-242025-262020-21: 3.0 PPG2021-22: 4.2 PPG2022-23: 5.0 PPG2023-24: 8.0 PPG2024-25: 7.2 PPG2025-26: 12.8 PPG2020-21: 1.0 RPG2021-22: 1.2 RPG2022-23: 1.8 RPG2023-24: 2.0 RPG2024-25: 2.2 RPG2025-26: 2.6 RPG2020-21: 0.7 APG2021-22: 0.7 APG2022-23: 1.0 APG2023-24: 1.8 APG2024-25: 1.5 APG2025-26: 2.4 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

ORtg
106.9
Offensive Rating
DRtg
110.4
Defensive Rating
Net Rating
-3.5
Point differential per 100 possessions
Pace
99.8
Possessions per 48 minutes

Usage & Playmaking

USG%
17.0%
Usage Rate
AST%
12.3%
Assist Percentage
AST/TO
4.10
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio

Rebounding & Efficiency

REB%
5.3%
Rebound Percentage
TS%
88.9%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
58.3%
Effective Field Goal Percentage
PIE
10.0%
Player Impact Estimate

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 26
PPG 3.2
RPG 1.4
APG 0.9
FG% 33.6%
3P% 31.4%
FT% 59.0%

Season-by-Season Statistics

Click column headers to sort • Latest season first

Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
2025-26 CLE 52 0.0 12.8 2.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 46.1% 42.1% 85.5%
2024-25 CLE 71 0.0 7.2 2.2 1.5 0.7 0.2 40.6% 37.2% 96.6%
2023-24 CLE 61 0.0 8.0 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.1 40.2% 40.4% 92.9%
2022-23 CLE 5 0.0 5.0 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.0 40.9% 27.8% 100.0%
2021-22 MEM 6 0.0 4.2 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 33.3% 30.4% 50.0%
2020-21 MIL 30 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 44.4% 44.7% 100.0%

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