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Sam Merrill

Sam Merrill

SG/SF • Cleveland Cavaliers Proj Rank 70 Actual 40 N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
11.522.092.2324.4.6.110.32
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sam merrill | Fantasy Outlook

Sam Merrill at 76ers — Healthy Reserve Role in High-Total Opener

Sam Merrill was limited by an elbow issue in practice earlier this week, but he logged extra shooting work and enters the opener healthy. Merrill occupies a reserve role on the wing behind starting guards Donovan Mitchell and James Harden, which leaves him on waiver wires with a modest roster mark around 4%.

Facing the 76ers in an expected high-scoring contest featuring a 235.5 over/under, our models project Merrill for 10 points, two 3-pointers, and 16.5 fantasy points across 24 minutes. He offers specialized perimeter spacing, though Cleveland's light two-game schedule this week caps his streaming appeal to deep-league category plays.

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/25 NY 17 2/4 5 1 0 1 0 1 728
05/23 NY 23 2/5 6 1 1 3 0 0 1319
05/21 NY 23 1/8 4 0 0 0 0 1 330
05/19 NY 28 4/9 12 2 1 1 0 0 1832
05/17 DET 25 7/10 23 2 1 1 0 2 2722
05/15 DET 20 3/6 10 1 0 1 0 0 1339
05/13 DET 21 2/5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1041
05/11 DET 16 2/8 6 2 1 1 0 0 1241
05/09 DET 14 2/4 7 0 0 0 0 0 743
05/05 DET 6 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 1 140
05/03 TOR 23 4/8 13 2 0 3 0 0 2020
05/01 TOR 17 1/5 2 1 1 1 0 1 636
04/29 TOR 23 2/3 9 2 1 1 0 2 1331
04/26 TOR 18 5/9 14 0 0 0 0 0 1422
04/23 TOR 17 1/2 3 0 0 3 0 0 744
04/20 TOR 20 2/6 5 1 1 1 0 1 940
04/18 TOR 20 1/4 7 2 0 4 0 0 1531
04/08 ATL 27 2/3 6 3 1 0 0 0 1340
04/06 MEM 27 7/16 21 2 3 2 0 0 3221
04/02 GS 28 1/6 3 5 1 2 0 2 1330
03/30 UTA 28 4/14 9 3 1 4 0 0 2031
03/27 MIA 26 3/9 10 4 0 3 0 0 2027
03/25 MIA 28 6/13 18 4 0 2 0 3 2329
03/24 ORL 32 6/11 19 1 2 4 0 0 2918
03/21 NO 32 5/9 15 2 0 10 0 1 2923
03/19 CHI 31 5/12 13 3 1 1 2 0 2541
03/17 MIL 28 6/12 17 2 0 6 0 0 2717
03/11 ORL 30 5/8 13 2 1 4 0 0 2330
03/09 PHI 20 1/6 2 5 0 3 0 0 1325
03/08 BOS 29 2/9 5 4 1 5 0 0 1933
03/03 DET 26 3/10 9 2 1 0 0 0 1447
03/01 BKN 27 5/8 15 2 0 1 0 1 1836
02/27 DET 36 6/14 20 3 2 1 0 2 2826
02/25 MIL 33 6/13 14 2 0 5 0 3 2023
02/24 NY 20 0/4 0 1 0 1 0 1 249
02/22 OKC 28 7/12 20 0 0 3 0 0 2429
02/20 CHA 24 4/6 10 2 0 2 0 0 1533
02/19 BKN 22 1/4 3 3 0 3 0 0 1148
02/11 WAS 24 11/12 32 1 1 5 1 1 432
02/09 DEN 25 3/6 9 1 1 2 0 1 1440
02/07 SAC 23 0/6 2 2 0 1 0 1 569
02/04 LAC 21 4/6 11 0 0 1 0 1 1144
02/01 POR 29 7/9 22 4 0 2 0 1 2918
01/30 PHO 18 4/12 10 2 0 2 0 1 1429
01/28 LAL 23 1/4 4 4 0 1 1 1 1235
01/14 PHI 9 1/5 3 0 0 3 0 0 751
01/12 UTA 27 5/11 14 3 0 2 0 1 2039
01/10 MIN 25 5/7 20 1 3 2 0 2 2823
01/08 MIN 30 7/13 22 3 1 2 0 0 3117
01/06 IND 31 6/12 19 2 0 4 0 1 2619
01/04 DET 27 5/8 15 2 1 3 0 2 2229
12/31 PHO 22 6/14 16 1 0 1 0 2 1742
12/29 SA 25 1/6 5 1 1 0 0 1 839
12/27 HOU 25 5/8 13 3 1 3 0 1 2224
12/25 NY 29 4/11 11 1 2 5 0 1 2236
12/23 NO 25 7/12 22 7 1 6 0 1 4111
12/22 CHA 25 2/7 4 5 1 1 0 0 1534
11/17 MIL 27 7/10 20 0 0 5 1 1 2727
11/15 MEM 27 5/9 13 1 1 4 0 2 1933
11/13 TOR 27 4/11 12 3 0 2 0 0 1930
11/12 MIA 20 1/10 5 3 1 0 1 0 1435
11/10 MIA 32 4/16 12 2 0 2 0 0 1745
11/08 CHI 27 3/8 8 8 0 2 0 1 2124
11/07 WAS 18 5/6 14 2 1 2 0 0 2125
11/05 PHI 26 4/6 14 0 0 0 0 1 1350
10/27 DET 17 4/7 11 1 2 1 0 0 1837
10/26 MIL 30 5/11 17 1 0 3 0 0 2258
10/24 BKN 26 6/11 22 5 1 1 1 4 3118
10/22 NY 28 6/11 19 1 0 3 0 1 2326
Totals: 1681 264/580 795 144 41 154 7 51 1245
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 MIL 26 7.0 .484 .488 .1000 3.2 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
21-22 MEM 9 11.0 .467 .425 .500 6.8 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.7
23-24 CLE 63 16.8 .403 .405 .929 7.8 1.8 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.3
24-25 CLE 75 19.3 .405 .373 .966 7.1 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.7 0.5
25-26 CLE 58 25.3 .458 .418 .848 12.1 2.3 2.5 0.1 0.6 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 68 20.0 .422 .397 .887 8.6 1.8 2.2 0.1 0.5 0.5
Totals 267 17.7 .424 .396 .880 7.6 1.6 1.9 0.1 0.5 0.5

merrill Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
45 0.39 0.849 0.374 11.7 4.4 6.8 2.3 1.6 15 6.6 0.8 3.1 3.1 0.03 0 4.2 3.7 3.5 0 17.7 0.9 1 14.1
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
24 0.446 0.833 0.383 5.9 2 3 1.3 1 7.8 3.5 0.4 1.7 3 0.02 0 2.2 2 2 0 10 1 1 16.5
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Depth Chart

Cleveland Cavaliers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
James Harden SG/PG 100% 100%
Donovan Mitchell SG/PG 100% 100%
Jaylon Tyson SG/PF/SF 23% 22%
Sam Merrill SG/SF 6% 6%
NAME OWN START
Evan Mobley PF/C 100% 99%
Peyton Watson SF/PF 85% 69%
NAME OWN START
Jarrett Allen C 100% 92%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
#35 · PF
OutDTDBack
Tomlin is dealing with a back injury and is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 14
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Khalifa Diop
#18 · C
OutDTDKnee
Diop is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Cavaliers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 14
Jarrett Allen
#31 · C
QuestionableDTDKnee
Allen is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Cavaliers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 21

Team Rankings

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TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
PacersPacers1-01.000-123.0120.0
PistonsPistons1-01.000-121.0113.0
CavaliersCavaliers0-01.0000.50.00.0
BucksBucks0-10.0001116.0128.0
BullsBulls0-10.000192.0135.0

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-22 @PHI7:00 PM
10-24 BKN7:30 PM

Player Timeline

May 17th

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May 15th

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