CLE
Sam Merrill
Ball Ranks' AI model projects Sam Merrill as the No. 218 player in 2026-27 9-category fantasy basketball: 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.1 blocks, 2.6 three-pointers per game on 43.4% from the field, 86.9% from the line, and 0.6 turnovers, in 23.3 minutes a night across 52 projected games.
Has been available for roughly 59% of games across recent seasons, which pulls the games projection down.
Value
0.15
GP
52
MPG
23.3
PTS
9.8
Ranking Trend
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Stat Trend
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Within-Season Trend
Season History
Stored historical box-score aggregates for draft analysis.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MPG | Rank | Value | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FGA | FT% | FTA | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 Projection | 31 | CLE | 52 | 0 | 23.3 | #218 | 0.15 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 43.4% | 7.7 | 86.9% | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 25-26 | 30 | CLE | 52 | 0 | 26.5 | #156 | 1.05 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3 | 46.1% | 9.3 | 85.5% | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 24-25 | 29 | CLE | 71 | 0 | 19.7 | #261 | -1.55 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 40.6% | 6 | 96.6% | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 23-24 | 28 | CLE | 61 | 0 | 17.5 | #265 | -1.79 | 8 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 40.2% | 6.4 | 92.9% | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 22-23 | 27 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | n/a | n/a | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 40.9% | 4.4 | 100.0% | 0.4 | 0 |
| 21-22 | 26 | MEM | 6 | 0 | 9.6 | n/a | n/a | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 33.3% | 4 | 50.0% | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 20-21 | 25 | MIL | 30 | 0 | 7.8 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 44.4% | 2.4 | 100.0% | 0.1 | 0.3 |