Sam MERRILL
12.8 PPG
2.6 RPG
2.4 APG
64.4% TS
13.6 PER
2025-26
Off
94
Def
26
Ovr
86
Player Info
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Age
- 30
- Born
- 1996-05-15
- Position
- SG
- Service
- 5 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Contract
2025-26
– 2028-29
Free Agent
CLE
via Bird Rights
Sam Merrill signed a 4 year, $38,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including $38,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,500,000. In 2026-27, Merrill will earn a base salary of $9,160,715, while carrying a cap hit of $9,160,715 and a dead cap value of $9,160,715.
free_agent
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $8.5M | $8.5M | $8.5M | — |
| 2026-27 now | $9.2M | $9.2M | $9.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $9.8M | $9.8M | $9.8M | — |
| 2028-29 | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | — |
2022-23
– 2024-25
rest-of-season
CLE
via non-taxpayer-mid-level-exception
Sam Merrill signed a 3 year, $5,012,231 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including $5,012,231 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,670,744.
- •2023-24: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 1/10/24
- •2024-25: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 1/10/25
non_taxpayer_mle
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $850K | $850K | $850K | — |
| 2023-24 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | — |
| 2024-25 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — |
2020-21
– 2021-22
MIL
via Minimum
Sam Merrill signed a 2 year, $2,416,291 contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, including $1,398,310 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,208,146.
- •2021 $500k guaranteed, fully guaranteed on 08/08/2021
minimum
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $898K | $898K | $898K | — |
| 2021-22 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — |
Contract Value
80/100
Strong Bargain
Projected fair value $12.4M · $3.2M under market
Moderate confidence · 15 comps
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2020-21 | 30 | 2 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 44.4% | 44.7% | 100.0% | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 0 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 30.4% | 50.0% | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.9% | 27.8% | 100.0% | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 1 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 40.2% | 40.4% | 92.9% | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 4 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40.6% | 37.2% | 96.6% | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 2025-26 | 52 | 38 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 46.1% | 42.1% | 85.5% | 9.3 | 1.3 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 30 | 7.8 | 60.3% | 14.6% | 10.9 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.004 | 101.2 | 109.7 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 9.6 | 48.5% | 17.8% | 7.0 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.027 | 101.6 | 112.7 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 11.7 | 54.6% | 17.7% | 14.1 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.004 | 99.2 | 102.5 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 17.5 | 59.8% | 17.0% | 12.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.153 | 110.8 | 111.1 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 19.7 | 58.3% | 14.0% | 10.9 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.254 | 117.4 | 107.1 |
| 2025-26 | 52 | 26.5 | 64.4% | 16.7% | 13.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 0.348 | 120.3 | 112.6 |