Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers
Sam Merrill
Age 30 · USA · 193 cm (6'4") · 93 kg · Born May 15, 1996 · Utah State
9.0 PPG
2.2 RPG
1.8 APG
252 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
252games
2,265career pts
11.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Cleveland Cavaliers
· 189 games · 2022-23–2025-26
Position rank · 2025-26
#30PPG rank
#30PER rank
#30WS rank
Among 73 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.4
2022-23 · Charge
RPG
3.4
2022-23 · Charge
APG
2.6
2022-23 · Charge
PER
11.9
2020-21 · MIL
WS
0.5
2020-21 · MIL
Draft
2020
Round 2 ·
Pick 60
from Utah State
Career by team
Cleveland Cavaliers
2022-23 – 2025-26 · 4 seasons
8.9 PPG
2.2 RPG
1.8 APG
189 games
Cleveland Charge
2022-23 – 2022-23 · 1 seasons
18.4 PPG
3.4 RPG
2.6 APG
22 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
4.2 PPG
1.2 RPG
0.7 APG
6 games
Milwaukee Bucks
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG
1.0 RPG
0.7 APG
30 games
Memphis Hustle
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
11.2 PPG
4.4 RPG
3.4 APG
5 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 30 | 2 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 44.7 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| 2020-21 | Hustle | 5 | 0 | 28.8 | 11.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 34.9 | 34.4 | 16.7 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 30.4 | 50.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 15.5 | 0.2 |
| 2022-23 | Charge | 22 | 0 | 34.6 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 46.3 | 44.1 | 88.6 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 61 | 1 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 92.9 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 4 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 37.2 | 96.6 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 52 | 38 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 46.1 | 42.1 | 85.5 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Memphis Grizzlies | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Jul 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | Memphis Grizzlies | |
All entries are season change.
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