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Sam Merrill
Sam Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers · Guard
Observed

Sam Merrill: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, kilometres per game (#90 of 414).

3.38
Kilometres per game · km · 2025-26
Sam Merrill: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, kilometres per game (#90 of 414).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 3.38 kmKilometres per game#90/414
  • 0.31Points per touch#113/342
  • 1.0Paint touches#246/414
  • 2.7Drives per game#228/414
  • 6.2Points created by assists#167/414
  • 47.2 %Rebound conversion#268/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 3.38 km · rank 90 of 414 · 52 games · 2026-04-08
  2. Points per touch: 0.31 · rank 113 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-08
  3. Paint touches: 1.0 · rank 246 of 414 · 52 games · 2026-04-08
  4. Drives per game: 2.7 · rank 228 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-08
  5. Points created by assists: 6.2 · rank 167 of 414 · 52 games · 2026-04-08
  6. Rebound conversion: 47.2 % · rank 268 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-08
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision def013ca · house data · 2026-04-08
Other readings of Sam Merrill
Observed

Sam Merrill goes from 7.2 to 12.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 6 seasons.

12.8
Points per game · 2025-26
Sam Merrill goes from 7.2 to 12.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 6 seasons.12.8
Career · 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 seasons
Measured

Sam Merrill sits in the 62th percentile among the league's guards in scoring (2025-26).

62
Percentile · Scoring · 2025-26
Sam Merrill sits in the 62th percentile among the league's guards in scoring (2025-26).ScoringP62Playmaki…P37Reboundi…P34
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Measured

With Merrill on the floor his team is 2.5 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+2.5
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Merrill on the floor his team is 2.5 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…10.8With him off t…8.3
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 724 min with him · 1,114 min without
Forecast

Sam Merrill: projected impact -0.4 in 2026-27 (band -2.7–1.9, BPM scale).

-0.4
Projected impact · 2026-27
Sam Merrill: projected impact -0.4 in 2026-27 (band -2.7–1.9, BPM scale).-0.4
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Sam Merrill passes most to Donovan Mitchell (5.27 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

5.27
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Sam Merrill passes most to Donovan Mitchell (5.27 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Donovan… 5.27Evan Mo… 3.94James H… 3.77Jarrett… 3.08
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Observed

Sam Merrill in 2025-26: 580 field goal attempts with location, 1.23 points per attempt; 62 % come from above the break (38.6 % made).

1.23
Points per attempt · 2025-26
Sam Merrill in 2025-26: 580 field goal attempts with location, 1.23 points per attempt; 62 % come from above the break (38.6 % made).
2025-26 · 580 field goal attempts with location · validated NBA geometry
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