2026-27 fantasy · CLE · G
Sam Merrill
Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Lean add
A lean, not a lock: he's just past the 156 players a 12-team league usually rosters.
- No. 188 in our 9-cat rankings, about the same spot as on Oct 24.
- 25 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
- 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 95% chance he plays it.
- When Mitchell sat since last season, he played 31 minutes instead of 25 (5 games).
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.
This week
1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 95% chance he plays it.
- Sat Oct 31@ MIL95%
Played 53 of his team's last 82 games, 7 of the last 10.
How we work out the chance he playsHis role
Minutes a game, and whether he starts.
Last season
27 min
52 games, started 38 of 52
This preseason
14 min
2 games, off the bench
This season
25 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
25 min
about 62 games
Why we project him this way: 24.6 min, 9 pts, 2.8 reb, 2.2 ast in 5 games this season; 7 shots a game, down from 9.3 last season.
Numbers
Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.
10Points
2.6Rebounds
2.2Assists
0.7Steals
0.1Blocks
2.2Threes
0.7Turnovers
44.7%FG%
90.9%FT%
Helps you most in turnovers, threes. Costs you in rebounds and points.
- FG%-0.4
- FT%+0.5
- threes+0.6
- points-1.3
- rebounds-1.4
- assists-0.8
- steals-1.1
- blocks-1.2
- turnovers+1.7
When teammates sit
His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.
- When Mitchell sat since last season, he played 31 minutes instead of 25 (5 games).19.5 → 23.3 fantasy points a gameEveryone who gains without Donovan Mitchell
- When Porter Jr. sat since last season, he played 28 minutes instead of 25 (6 games).18.8 → 21.9 fantasy points a gameEveryone who gains without Craig Porter Jr.
If he sits, who gains
In 20 games without him, Jaylon Tyson went from 23 to 30 minutes and 20.8 to 28.6 fantasy points a game.
Who gains when Sam Merrill is out →