Sam Merrill fantasy basketball
Cleveland Cavaliers · G · 6-4 · 195 lb
Day-To-Day · expected back 2026-10-22
Merrill was held out of Tuesday's preseason finale due to right elbow soreness and won't scrimmage Saturday. He can be considered questionable for Thursday's regular-season opener against the 76ers until the Cavaliers provide an update on his status.
2025-26 fantasy value
9-cat rank
149
of 404
9-cat value
−2.42
z-score total
ESPN points
23.7
rank 164
Yahoo points
20.9
rank 195
Category profile, 2025-26
Per-game z-scores against the average draftable player. Blue is above average.
| Category | Per game | Z-score |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | .461 on 9.3 | −0.40 |
| FT% | .855 on 1.3 | +0.24 |
| 3PM | 3.0 | +1.41 |
| PTS | 12.8 | −0.64 |
| REB | 2.6 | −1.49 |
| AST | 2.4 | −0.61 |
| STL | 0.6 | −1.11 |
| BLK | 0.1 | −1.14 |
| TO | 0.8 | +1.32 |
Last 10 games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | TO | FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | NYK | L 93-130 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2026-05-23 | NYK | L 108-121 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2026-05-21 | @NYK | L 93-109 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 2-4 |
| 2026-05-19 | @NYK | L 104-115 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-1 |
| 2026-05-17 | @DET | W 125-94 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7-10 | 4-4 |
| 2026-05-15 | DET | L 94-115 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| 2026-05-13 | @DET | W 117-113 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2026-05-11 | DET | W 112-103 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| 2026-05-09 | DET | W 116-109 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| 2026-05-05 | @DET | L 101-111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player facts
- Team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Status
- Day-To-Day
- Games 2025-26
- 52
- Minutes
- 26.4 per game
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6-4
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Jersey
- #5
- College
- Utah State
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2020, round 2, pick 60
Compare him in the 9-cat rankings or the guard rankings.