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Sam Merrill

Cleveland Cavaliers

Birthdate:

5/15/1996 (29)

Position:

SG

Primary Role:

Secondary Role:

Defensive Role:

On-Ball Guard

Height:

6'3.5"

Weight:

205

Wingspan:

6'5"

Positional Size:

C

Hometown:

Bountiful, UT

Sam Merrill Stats

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Season	GP	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2024	61	17.5	2.6 - 6.4	40.2	2.3 - 5.8	40.4	0.4 - 0.5	92.9	2	1.8	0.3	0.1	1.2	0.3	8
2025	71	19.7	2.4 - 6	40.6	1.9 - 5.2	37.2	0.4 - 0.4	96.6	2.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.7	0.5	7.2
2025	12	25.9 ↑	4.5 - 9.7 ↑	46.6 ↑	3.7 - 8.3 ↑	44.4 ↑	1.3 - 1.3 ↑	93.8 ↑	2.1 ↑	2.3 ↑	0.5 –	0.3 ↑	2.9 ↑	0.8 ↑	13.9 ↑
Career	185	16.9	2.3 - 5.7	41.2	1.9 - 4.9	39.3	0.4 - 0.4	92.8	1.9	1.5	0.5	0.1	1.4	0.4	7

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2024	1069	59.8	90.1	7.1	89.3	3.8	30.2	58	9.2	49	0.82	0.7
2025	1401	58.3	86.8	6.8	87.3	1.9	22.9	47	8.3	31	2.5	0.8
2025	311	67.9	85.3	13.8	85.6	4	28.8	46	9.4	22.6	0.51	0.3

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2024	1069	-0.2	-0.7	-0.8	-0.6	-0.4	-1	-1	-1	-2	1.3	-0.8	0.5
2025	1401	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.5	-0.2	-0.6	-0.4	0.7	0.3
2025	311	0.7 84%	0.1 62%	0.8 77%	0.5	-0.3	0.2	0.1	0	0.1	2.6	-1	1.6

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	63.4%	84
SQ	87.6	100
FTr	10.1%	9
3PAr	87.9%	99
ORB	0	50
cTOV	4%	99
Load	29.6	54
Creation	3.9	62
Portability	9.3	97
Passer Rating	23.9	43
CraftedOPM	0.2	74

Stat	Value
Deflections	1.5	15
raDTOV	0.3	77
DRB	-0.1	36
Rim Defense	-7.1	83
Rim Frequency	36.7	47
BLKpct	0.5	13
Versatility	37.1	40
rPF	0.4	38
CraftedDPM	-0.3	40

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*This scouting report combines the player's last two seasons of performance, with greater emphasis on the most recent 311 minutes played during the 2024-25 season. Compared to all other players who played over 48 minutes.

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8	Sam Hauser	85
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1	Duncan Robinson	87
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3	Cameron Johnson	85
4	Jaylen Wells	85
5	Terrence Shannon Jr.	85
6	AJ Green	84
7	Christian Braun	84
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1	Duncan Robinson	88
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3	Simone Fontecchio	85
4	AJ Green	84
5	Cameron Johnson	83
6	Isaiah Joe	82
7	Payton Pritchard	82
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