SAM MERRILL #5
Cleveland Cavaliers
Shooting Guard
Salary: $8,482,144
Cap Hit: $8,482,144
: 5 : No
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SUMMARY▴▾
Sam Merrill's salary is $8,482,144 for the 2025-26 season. He is a 29 year old shooting guard who was born on May 15, 1996. He was drafted 60th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2nd round of the 2020 draft. He has signed 5 contracts worth a total value of $49,367,372. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2028-29 season when he is 33 years old. He is represented by the agents Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports Entertainment.
CURRENT CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACT
: $9,500,000: 5.00CLESam Merrill signed a 4 year, $38,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 6, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $8,482,144 to $10,517,856.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $8,482,144 | $8,482,144 | $8,482,144 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2026-27 | $9,160,715 | $9,160,715 (+8%) | $9,160,715 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2027-28 | $9,839,285 | $9,839,285 (+8%) | $9,839,285 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2028-29 | $10,517,856 | $10,517,856 (+8%) | $10,517,856 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $38,000,000 | $38,000,000 | $38,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
CONTRACT HISTORY
: $1,208,146: 0.82Sam Merrill signed a 2 year, $2,416,291 contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov 30, 2020. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $898,310 to $1,517,981.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $898,310 | $898,310 | $898,310 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2021-22 W | $1,517,981 | $1,517,981 (+69%) | $1,517,981 (500k→1.52M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $2,416,291 | $2,416,291 | $2,416,291 | $0 | $0 |
MEM - Jan 1, 2022)
: $1,916,664: 1.48Sam Merrill signed a 2 year, $3,833,328 contract with the Sacramento Kings on Aug 12, 2022. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $1,836,090 to $1,997,238.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 W | $1,836,090 | $1,836,090 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 W | $1,997,238 | $1,997,238 (+9%) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $3,833,328 | $3,833,328 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 |
SAC - Oct 15, 2022): $105,522: 0.09Sam Merrill signed a 1 year, $105,522 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Mar 3, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $105,522.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $105,522 | $105,522 | $105,522 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $105,522 | $105,522 | $105,522 | $0 | $0 |
: $1,670,744: 1.00CLESam Merrill signed a 3 year, $5,012,231 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Mar 14, 2023. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $850,000 to $2,164,993.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 | $1,997,238 | $1,997,238 (+135%) | $1,997,238 (0→2.00M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2024-25 | $2,164,993 | $2,164,993 (+20%) | $2,164,993 (0→2.16M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $5,012,231 | $5,012,231 | $5,012,231 | $0 | $0 |
DEAD CAP
Memphis Grizzlies| SEASON | BASE SALARY | CAP HIT | |
| 2021-22 | $1,517,981 | $1,517,981 |
Sacramento Kings| SEASON | BASE SALARY | CAP HIT | |
| 2022-23 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
SALARY PROGRESSION
CAREER STATS
| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Regular |  Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 2 | 233 | 89 | 72 | 32 | 44.4 | 47 | 21 | 44.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022-23 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 1 | 1069 | 485 | 393 | 158 | 40.2 | 354 | 143 | 40.4 | 28 | 26 | 92.9 | 22 | 98 | 120 | 108 | 19 | 4 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 0 | 125 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 71 | 4 | 1401 | 509 | 424 | 172 | 40.6 | 368 | 137 | 37.2 | 29 | 28 | 96.6 | 38 | 119 | 157 | 108 | 53 | 14 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8 | 3 | 159 | 46 | 40 | 15 | 37.5 | 39 | 14 | 35.9 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020-21 | Regular | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 2 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 44.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 44.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 28.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 2021-22 | Regular | Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 30.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2022-23 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 0 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 40.9 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 1 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 40.2 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 40.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 92.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 10 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 34.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Regular | Cleveland Cavaliers | 71 | 4 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 40.6 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 96.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8 | 3 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 35.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
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