Who gains when Sam Merrill is out?

The Cleveland Cavaliers played 31 games without Sam Merrill in 2025-26, and 69 games with him. Riley Minix gained the most: +10.0 minutes a game (3.3 with him, 13.3 without, over 3 games), with 6.7 points a game without him against 2.0 with him. Next: Tristan Enaruna (+9.2 minutes) and Jaylon Tyson (+8.3).

His teammates with him and without him

2025-26: 69 team games with him, 31 without. Per game without him; the change against with him in small type.

His teammates a game with Sam Merrill and without him
							Props without him
Olivier Sarr	2 / 2	17.0 +14.5	6.5 +6.0	5.5 +5.5	2.5 +2.5	12.7 +5.6	Props w/o: Olivier Sarr without Sam Merrill
Riley Minix	3 / 3	13.3 +10.0	6.7 +4.7	1.3 +1.3	1.0 +0.7	17.2 −3.9	Props w/o: Riley Minix without Sam Merrill
Tristan Enaruna	6 / 3	15.7 +9.2	8.0 +5.8	1.7 +0.2	1.3 +0.8	18.0 +2.2	Props w/o: Tristan Enaruna without Sam Merrill
Jaylon Tyson	56 / 27	29.6 +8.3	15.7 +6.5	6.1 +2.2	2.5 +0.7	20.1 +1.4	Props w/o: Jaylon Tyson without Sam Merrill
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	44 / 27	19.1 +7.6	7.6 +3.5	3.7 +1.6	1.0 +0.3	16.8 +2.3	Props w/o: Nae'Qwan Tomlin without Sam Merrill
Larry Nance Jr.	22 / 15	15.2 +4.9	3.5 −0.1	2.6 +0.1	1.1 +0.3	12.5 −2.9	Props w/o: Larry Nance Jr. without Sam Merrill
Tyrese Proctor	31 / 23	12.6 +3.8	6.7 +2.8	1.9 +1.2	1.9 +0.9	21.5 −0.5	Props w/o: Tyrese Proctor without Sam Merrill
Keon Ellis	35 / 6	22.5 +3.2	7.2 +1.0	3.0 +0.8	0.7 −0.6	13.5 +1.0	Props w/o: Keon Ellis without Sam Merrill
Lonzo Ball	17 / 18	22.0 +2.6	4.4 −0.3	4.5 +1.0	3.3 −1.2	13.3 −1.0	Props w/o: Lonzo Ball without Sam Merrill
De'Andre Hunter	22 / 21	27.5 +2.5	13.9 −0.1	4.3 +0.1	1.7 −0.7	22.0 −1.2	Props w/o: De'Andre Hunter without Sam Merrill
Darius Garland	15 / 11	31.8 +2.5	18.1 +0.2	2.9 +0.8	7.1 +0.3	27.1 +2.9	Props w/o: Darius Garland without Sam Merrill
Craig Porter	46 / 25	18.0 +2.4	4.7 +0.9	3.7 +0.9	2.8 −0.2	12.3 −0.1	Props w/o: Craig Porter without Sam Merrill
Luke Travers	4 / 8	9.4 +1.9	2.5 +0.5	2.3 +0.8	0.9 +0.4	16.9 +0.5	Props w/o: Luke Travers without Sam Merrill
Dean Wade	52 / 25	23.4 +1.5	5.6 +0.2	4.3 +0.3	1.6 +0.4	9.5 −0.2	Props w/o: Dean Wade without Sam Merrill
Jarrett Allen	59 / 15	28.7 +1.3	12.5 −2.8	7.3 −1.1	1.7 +0.1	15.6 −4.3	Props w/o: Jarrett Allen without Sam Merrill
Donovan Mitchell	61 / 27	34.6 +0.8	28.9 +2.0	4.4 −0.3	6.0 +1.2	33.5 +1.8	Props w/o: Donovan Mitchell without Sam Merrill
Thomas Bryant	47 / 22	11.5 +0.4	5.8 +0.3	3.1 ±0.0	0.5 ±0.0	17.2 −3.0	Props w/o: Thomas Bryant without Sam Merrill
Dennis Schroder	41 / 6	19.7 +0.4	7.0 −0.3	2.7 +0.8	4.5 +1.0	18.5 −1.0	Props w/o: Dennis Schroder without Sam Merrill
Evan Mobley	57 / 26	32.9 +0.3	17.8 −0.2	8.9 +0.1	3.7 ±0.0	22.9 +1.1	Props w/o: Evan Mobley without Sam Merrill
Max Strus	24 / 6	24.3 −1.7	9.0 −1.5	5.0 −0.1	1.7 −0.5	16.6 +0.1	Props w/o: Max Strus without Sam Merrill
James Harden	38 / 6	31.8 −4.0	17.5 −2.9	3.7 −1.4	5.3 −1.7	26.6 +1.6	Props w/o: James Harden without Sam Merrill

Fewer than 3 games without him is anecdote (dimmed).

Every teammate, any season: Cleveland Cavaliers without him (Pro)