Sam Merrill

Sam Merrill

28-Year-Old GuardG
Cleveland Cavaliers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$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.

Balanced outing in return to lineup
GCleveland Cavaliers
February 10, 2025
Merrill closed with nine points (3-8 FG, 3-8 3Pt), six rebounds and two steals across 29 minutes during Monday's 128-107 victory over the Timberwolves.
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Merrill returned Monday after missing Cleveland's previous contest due to personal reasons, putting forth a balanced outing while leading all bench players in rebounds and steals to go along with finishing one point short of the double-digit mark. Merrill matched a season-high mark in rebounds while posting his 16th outing with nine or more points.
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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.
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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
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    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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  • Total Rebound %
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True Shooting %
57.2%
 
Effective Field Goal %
54.9%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
87.2%
 
Free Throw Rate
9.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
8.3%
 
Total Rebound %
5.7%
 
Assist %
10.0%
 
Steal %
1.4%
 
Block %
0.9%
 
Turnover %
5.7%
 
Usage %
15.1%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
13.8
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Off injury report for Monday
GCleveland Cavaliers
February 9, 2025
Merrill (personal) is off the injury report for Monday's game against Minnesota.
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Out for personal reasons
GCleveland Cavaliers
February 6, 2025
Merrill (personal) is out for Friday's game against the Wizards.
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Season-best outing as top scorer
GCleveland Cavaliers
February 2, 2025
Merrill had 27 points (9-14 FG, 9-13 3Pt) and one rebound across 23 minutes during Sunday's 144-101 victory over the Mavericks.
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Will play vs. Atlanta
GCleveland Cavaliers
January 30, 2025
Merrill (illness) is available for Thursday's game against the Hawks, Ethan Sands of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Iffy versus Atlanta
GCleveland Cavaliers
Illness
January 30, 2025
Merrill (illness) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Hawks.
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Expected to be part of Cavs roster
GCleveland Cavaliers
August 10, 2024
The Cavaliers expect Merrill to be part of the roster for the opening game of the 2024-25 season in late October, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
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The Cavaliers are still carrying just 10 players on standard guaranteed contracts for the 2024-25 season, but Merrill is expected to be part of the roster for Opening Night despite playing on a non-guaranteed deal. Merrill played a career-high 61 games for the Cavaliers in the 2023-24 regular season and averaged 8.0 points per game while shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range. That efficiency from beyond the arc should be enough to warrant him a bench spot in the NBA, either with the Cavaliers or elsewhere.
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