$Signed a three-year, $5.01 million contract with the Cavaliers in March of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Sam Merrill was born on May 15, 1996 in Bountiful, Utah. The son of John and Jenny Merrill, Sam has one older sister, Molli. At Bountiful High School, Merrill was a three-year starter and a two-time All-State selection. As a sophomore, he averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 assists per game. As a junior, Merrill broke out with 18.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.2 steals per contest. On his way to leading Bountiful to the Utah 4A state title, Merrill posted 15.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.6 rebounds per game as a senior. Merrill served a two-year LDS Church mission in Nicaragua from 2014 to 2016. He turned down offers from Stanford and Princeton to attend Utah State University. Merrill graduated with a degree in business administration. Fans can follow the Utah State product on Twitter @smerrill05. Prior to his freshman year at Utah State, Merrill completed a two-year Latter-Day Saints mission to Nicaragua. When he returned to school, Merrill averaged 9.4 points per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Merrill improved his scoring average to 16.3 points per game and was named to the All-Mountain West Third Team. Merrill averaged 20.9 points per game as a junior, adding 4.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds. He led Utah State to the Mountain West Tournament title and was named the Mountain West Player of the Year, as well as the Mountain West Tournament MVP. Merrill captured both awards a second time as a senior, while also eclipsing the 2,000-point mark for his career. Merrill left school as Utah State's third-leading scorer.
Drops nine points Wednesday
GCleveland Cavaliers
November 23, 2023
Merrill closed with nine points (3-6 FG, 3-5 3Pt), one rebound and one assist over 17 minutes during Wednesday's 129-96 loss to the Heat.
ANALYSIS Merrill scored nine points for the second time in the past three games, taking advantage of the fact that the Cavaliers have been dealing with multiple injuries. As soon as the team is moderately healthy, Merrill could very well find himself out of the rotation again. Simply put, there is nothing to see here from a fantasy perspective.
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Stat Review
How does Sam Merrill compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
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True Shooting %
48.0%
Effective Field Goal %
48.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
88.0%
Free Throw Rate
0.0%
Offensive Rebound %
3.0%
Defensive Rebound %
5.6%
Total Rebound %
4.4%
Assist %
10.6%
Steal %
1.1%
Block %
0.0%
Turnover %
6.1%
Usage %
15.6%
Fantasy Points Per Game
4.4
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
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Clutch and victorious
GCleveland Cavaliers
July 19, 2023
Merrill led all Summer League participants with 56 three-point attempts, canning 44.6 percent of them en route to a Summer League Championship and All-Summer League First Team honors.
ANALYSIS Merrill rained in 25 threes while shooting 45.6 percent from the field overall. Of his 13.6 shot attempts per game, 11.2 came from beyond the arc. Merrill experienced similar success with Cleveland's G League affiliate last season, connecting on 44.1 percent of 8.9 three-point attempts en route to 18.4 points per game.
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Questionable for Monday
GCleveland Cavaliers
Illness
November 12, 2023
Merrill (illness) is questionable for Monday's game against the Kings.
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Out again Saturday
GCleveland Cavaliers
Illness
November 10, 2023
Merrill (illness) will not play in Saturday's game against the Warriors.
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Won't play Wednesday
GCleveland Cavaliers
Illness
November 7, 2023
Merrill is listed as out for Wednesday's game versus the Thunder due to an illness.
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Prolific from outside
GCleveland Cavaliers
July 10, 2023
Merrill recorded 27 points (9-13 FG, 8-11 3Pt, 1-1 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 21 minutes during Monday's 100-77 Summer League win over the Grizzlies.
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