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Injury Hip
Est. Return 10/29/2025
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17.3
REB
2.0
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2.0
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0.8
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0.3
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Over the past two seasons, Merrill has made 38.8 percent of his 5.5 three-point attempts per game. The sharpshooter is a consistent part of Cleveland's backcourt rotation behind Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell and will likely handle a similar role in 2025-26. The Cavaliers swapped Ty Jerome for Lonzo Ball this offseason, but other than that, their backcourt rotation remains the same. Tyrese Proctor, Craig Porter and Jaylon Tyson may push for minutes if they show immense improvements from last season, but Merrill's elite shooting gives him the upper hand heading into training camp. Read Past Outlooks
Won't return Monday
Merrill won't return to Monday's game against the Pistons due to a right hip contusion, Spencer Davies of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Merrill exited to the locker room in the third quarter and will finish the game with 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-6 3Pt), two steals, one rebound and one assist in 18 minutes. With the sharpshooter sidelined, Jaylon Tyson and Craig Porter are candidates for increased minutes the rest of the way. Merrill's status will be worth monitoring ahead of Wednesday's game against Boston.
Merrill exited to the locker room in the third quarter and will finish the game with 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-6 3Pt), two steals, one rebound and one assist in 18 minutes. With the sharpshooter sidelined, Jaylon Tyson and Craig Porter are candidates for increased minutes the rest of the way. Merrill's status will be worth monitoring ahead of Wednesday's game against Boston.
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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.
True Shooting %
78.5%
Effective Field Goal %
75.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
87.5%
Free Throw Rate
22.5%
Offensive Rebound %
3.6%
Defensive Rebound %
6.0%
Total Rebound %
4.8%
Assist %
11.9%
Steal %
1.2%
Block %
1.0%
Turnover %
8.7%
Usage %
20.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
24.4
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
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Exits to locker room Monday
Merrill (undisclosed) exited to the locker room in the third quarter of Monday's game against the Pistons, Danny Cunningham of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
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Stays hot in win
Merrill registered 17 points (5-11 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), three rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes during Sunday's 118-113 victory over the Bucks.
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Catches fire from deep
Merrill racked up 22 points (6-11 FG, 6-10 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one rebound, five assists, one block and one steal across 26 minutes during Friday's 131-124 win over Brooklyn.
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Drains five threes
Merrill tallied 19 points (6-11 FG, 5-10 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 119-111 loss to the Knicks.
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Drops 10 points in win
Merrill closed with 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-5 3Pt), one rebound, one assist and one steal in 20 minutes during Tuesday's preseason win over the Pistons.
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Expected to start
Merrill is expected to be in the starting lineup on Opening Night, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
ANALYSIS
The Cavaliers will be without Darius Garland for the first few weeks of the season since he's recovering from a toe injury, and this means Merrill will start in the backcourt alongside Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell is expected to be the primary ball-handler, meaning Merrill will mainly operate as a shooting threat. He made 1.5 three-pointers per game across 71 regular-season appearances in 2024-25.
The Cavaliers will be without Darius Garland for the first few weeks of the season since he's recovering from a toe injury, and this means Merrill will start in the backcourt alongside Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell is expected to be the primary ball-handler, meaning Merrill will mainly operate as a shooting threat. He made 1.5 three-pointers per game across 71 regular-season appearances in 2024-25.







