5
Sam Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers
Number
#5
Position
G
Age
30
Height
6-4
Weight
205LBS
Draft
2020 R2
Pick 60
Nationality
USA
Born
May 15, 1996
College / Team
Utah State
$38M
Total Value
$9.5M AAV
PTS12.7
REB2.6
AST2.4
2025 Schedule
All Games
vs
DET
DET
W
6PTS
1REB
2AST
vs
DET
DET
W
7PTS
0REB
0AST
@
DET
DET
DNP
@
DET
DET
L
0PTS
0REB
1AST
vs
TOR
TOR
W
13PTS
3REB
2AST
@
TOR
TOR
L
2PTS
1REB
1AST
vs
TOR
TOR
W
9PTS
1REB
2AST
@
TOR
TOR
L
14PTS
0REB
0AST
@
TOR
TOR
L
3PTS
3REB
0AST
vs
TOR
TOR
W
5PTS
1REB
1AST
vs
TOR
TOR
W
7PTS
4REB
2AST
vs
WAS
WAS
DNP
@
ATL
ATL
DNP
vs
ATL
ATL
W
6PTS
0REB
3AST
@
MEM
MEM
W
21PTS
2REB
2AST
vs
IND
IND
DNP
@
GSW
GSW
W
3PTS
2REB
5AST
@
LAL
LAL
DNP
@
UTA
UTA
W
9PTS
4REB
3AST
vs
MIA
MIA
W
10PTS
3REB
4AST
Career Trajectory
Sam
Merrill
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
MIL
|
30 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 44.4% | 0.7 | 1.6 | 44.7% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0% | 60.3% |
| 2021 |
MEM
|
6 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.3% | 1.2 | 3.8 | 30.4% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 48.5% |
| 2022 |
CLE
|
5 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 40.9% | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27.8% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0% | 54.6% |
| 2023 |
CLE
|
61 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 40.2% | 2.3 | 5.8 | 40.4% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 92.9% | 59.8% |
| 2024 |
CLE
|
71 | 19.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 40.6% | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37.2% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 96.6% | 58.3% |
| 2025 |
CLE
|
51 | 26.6 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 45.6% | 3.0 | 7.3 | 41.6% | 1.2 | 1.4 | 85.5% | 63.8% |
| Career | 224 | 18.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 42.3% | 2.1 | 5.3 | 39.6% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 89.0% | 60.5% | |
| 2020 |
MIL
|
8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 28.6% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 20.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 35.7% |
| 2023 |
CLE
|
10 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 34.5% | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0% | 54.4% |
| 2024 |
CLE
|
8 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.5% | 1.8 | 4.9 | 35.9% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66.7% | 55.7% |
| 2025 |
CLE
|
17 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 42.7% | 1.7 | 4.6 | 37.2% | 1.2 | 1.5 | 84.0% | 61.7% |
| Career | 43 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 39.5% | 1.3 | 3.5 | 36.2% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 83.9% | 58.2% |
Core
Shooting
Defense & Discipline
Scoring Counts
Assisted vs Unassisted
Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
Contests
Matchups
Defense by Distance
Rebounding
Hustle Plays
Movement
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#1806
OF 4,962
Points
1,782
#2087
OF 4,962
Rebounds
454
#1631
OF 4,962
Assists
369
#1642
OF 4,962
Steals
116
#2031
OF 4,962
Blocks
26
#470
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
467
#1971
OF 4,962
Games
224
#1772
OF 4,962
Minutes
250,860
#1898
OF 4,962
Field Goals
597
#2486
OF 4,962
Free Throws
121
#1977
OF 4,962
Turnovers
108
#2069
OF 4,962
Fouls
344
Per Game Averages
#1427
OF 4,962
PPG
8.0
#2299
OF 4,962
RPG
2.0
#1240
OF 4,962
APG
1.6
#1453
OF 4,962
SPG
0.5
#2111
OF 4,962
BPG
0.1
#1512
OF 4,962
MPG
18.7
#2367
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#2504
OF 4,962
FG%
42.3%
#139
OF 4,962
3PT%
39.6%
#31
OF 4,962
FT%
89.0%
#495
OF 4,962
True Shooting
60.5%
Career Totals
#73
OF 466
Points
1,668
#118
OF 466
Rebounds
417
#74
OF 466
Assists
344
#79
OF 466
Steals
108
#143
OF 466
Blocks
25
#12
OF 466
3-Pointers
439
#72
OF 466
Games
188
#87
OF 466
Minutes
233,460
#88
OF 466
Field Goals
557
#152
OF 466
Free Throws
115
#130
OF 466
Turnovers
96
#96
OF 466
Fouls
324
Per Game Averages
#102
OF 466
PPG
8.9
#174
OF 466
RPG
2.2
#100
OF 466
APG
1.8
#113
OF 466
SPG
0.6
#169
OF 466
BPG
0.1
#124
OF 466
MPG
20.7
#181
OF 466
TOV/G
0.5
Efficiency & Percentages
#160
OF 466
FG%
42.3%
#19
OF 466
3PT%
39.5%
#3
OF 466
FT%
89.8%
#9
OF 466
True Shooting
60.7%
Career Totals
#305
OF 469
Points
89
#326
OF 469
Rebounds
30
#292
OF 469
Assists
21
#275
OF 469
Steals
8
#312
OF 469
Blocks
1
#124
OF 469
3-Pointers
21
#280
OF 469
Games
30
#312
OF 469
Minutes
13,980
#305
OF 469
Field Goals
32
#371
OF 469
Free Throws
4
#277
OF 469
Turnovers
10
#330
OF 469
Fouls
17
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 469
PPG
3.0
#—
OF 469
RPG
1.0
#—
OF 469
APG
0.7
#—
OF 469
SPG
0.3
#—
OF 469
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 469
MPG
7.8
#—
OF 469
TOV/G
0.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 469
FG%
44.4%
#—
OF 469
3PT%
44.7%
#—
OF 469
FT%
100.0%
#—
OF 469
True Shooting
60.3%
Career Totals
#261
OF 318
Points
25
#278
OF 318
Rebounds
7
#262
OF 318
Assists
4
#302
OF 318
Steals
0
#275
OF 318
Blocks
0
#163
OF 318
3-Pointers
7
#266
OF 318
Games
6
#277
OF 318
Minutes
3,420
#262
OF 318
Field Goals
8
#267
OF 318
Free Throws
2
#274
OF 318
Turnovers
2
#285
OF 318
Fouls
3
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 318
PPG
4.2
#—
OF 318
RPG
1.2
#—
OF 318
APG
0.7
#—
OF 318
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 318
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 318
MPG
9.5
#—
OF 318
TOV/G
0.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 318
FG%
33.3%
#—
OF 318
3PT%
30.4%
#—
OF 318
FT%
50.0%
#—
OF 318
True Shooting
48.5%
Career Totals
#990
OF 2,960
Points
216
#1205
OF 2,960
Rebounds
58
#875
OF 2,960
Assists
43
#807
OF 2,960
Steals
16
#1260
OF 2,960
Blocks
2
#275
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
54
#727
OF 2,960
Games
43
#887
OF 2,960
Minutes
39,120
#1074
OF 2,960
Field Goals
68
#1201
OF 2,960
Free Throws
26
#1130
OF 2,960
Turnovers
12
#953
OF 2,960
Fouls
69
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 2,960
PPG
5.0
#—
OF 2,960
RPG
1.4
#—
OF 2,960
APG
1.0
#—
OF 2,960
SPG
0.4
#—
OF 2,960
BPG
0.1
#—
OF 2,960
MPG
15.2
#—
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 2,960
FG%
39.5%
#—
OF 2,960
3PT%
36.2%
#—
OF 2,960
FT%
83.9%
#—
OF 2,960
True Shooting
58.2%
Career Totals
#33
OF 163
Points
211
#51
OF 163
Rebounds
53
#30
OF 163
Assists
42
#40
OF 163
Steals
12
#69
OF 163
Blocks
2
#12
OF 163
3-Pointers
53
#25
OF 163
Games
35
#31
OF 163
Minutes
37,380
#41
OF 163
Field Goals
66
#47
OF 163
Free Throws
26
#59
OF 163
Turnovers
11
#29
OF 163
Fouls
67
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 163
PPG
6.0
#—
OF 163
RPG
1.5
#—
OF 163
APG
1.2
#—
OF 163
SPG
0.3
#—
OF 163
BPG
0.1
#—
OF 163
MPG
17.8
#—
OF 163
TOV/G
0.3
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 163
FG%
40.0%
#—
OF 163
3PT%
36.8%
#—
OF 163
FT%
83.9%
#—
OF 163
True Shooting
59.1%
Career Totals
#194
OF 231
Points
5
#166
OF 231
Rebounds
5
#182
OF 231
Assists
1
#94
OF 231
Steals
4
#153
OF 231
Blocks
0
#82
OF 231
3-Pointers
1
#104
OF 231
Games
8
#180
OF 231
Minutes
1,740
#188
OF 231
Field Goals
2
#191
OF 231
Free Throws
0
#150
OF 231
Turnovers
1
#187
OF 231
Fouls
2
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 231
PPG
0.6
#—
OF 231
RPG
0.6
#—
OF 231
APG
0.1
#—
OF 231
SPG
0.5
#—
OF 231
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 231
MPG
3.6
#—
OF 231
TOV/G
0.1
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 231
FG%
28.6%
#—
OF 231
3PT%
20.0%
#—
OF 231
True Shooting
35.7%
Sam
Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers
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RIM
81 FGA
93
80.0%FG%
PAINT
48 FGA
45
40.6%FG%
MIDRANGE
40 FGA
70
44.4%FG%
CORNER 3 (L)
48 FGA
93
56.3%FG%
CORNER 3 (R)
48 FGA
88
50.0%FG%
ABOVE BREAK 3
486 FGA
87
39.9%FG%
Financial Summary: Sam Merrill
Total Value
$38M
Avg. Annual (AAV)
$9.5M
Season
Age
Base Salary
Cap Hit
2025-26
29
$8,482,144
$8,482,144
2026-27
30
$9,160,715
$9,160,715
2027-28
31
$9,839,285
$9,839,285
2028-29
32
$10,517,856
$10,517,856
2029-30
33
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