Sam Merrill

#792 Highest Paid

Position

Shooting Guard (SG)

Age

Nationality

American

Current Contract

Cleveland Cavaliers

Contract Start 2025

Contract End 2029

Duration 4 years

Contract Type Free Agent

Total Guaranteed

$38M

2026/27 Salary

$9.2M

NBA Salary Rankings

#7 Cleveland Cavaliers Player

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Contract Earnings Trend

Last 1 contracts

Free Agent (2025/29)

Cleveland Cavaliers

Sam Merrill signed 4-year (2025/29) contract with Cleveland Cavaliers with total guaranteed $38.0M. His average salary with this contract is $9.5 million/year. While his current season (2026/27) base salary is $9.16m

Contract Details

Duration 4 years (2025/29)

Team

Cleveland Cavaliers

Salary $9.5M

Total Guaranteed $38M

Source

Duration	Salary	Total	Team	Source
4 years (2025/29)	$9.5M	$38M	Cleveland Cavaliers

Contract Breakdown (4 Years)

Season Team Age Salary

2025-26

28 $8,482,144

2026-27

29 $9,160,715

2027-28

30 $9,839,285

2028-29

31 $10,517,856

Season	Age	Base Salary	Remaining
2025-26	28	$8,482,144	$29,517,856
2026-27	29	$9,160,715	$20,357,141
2027-28	30	$9,839,285	$10,517,856
2028-29	31	$10,517,856	$0

Contract History and Career Earnings

Year	Total	Team
2028	$10.5M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2027	$9.8M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2026	$9.2M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2025	$8.5M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2024	$2.2M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2023	$2M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2022	$1.1M	Cleveland Cavaliers
2021	$1.5M	Memphis Grizzlies
2020	$898,310	Milwaukee Bucks
Total Career Earnings	$45.7M

Year	Team	Total
2028	Cleveland Cavaliers	$10.5M
2027	Cleveland Cavaliers	$9.8M
2026	Cleveland Cavaliers	$9.2M
2025	Cleveland Cavaliers	$8.5M
2024	Cleveland Cavaliers	$2.2M
2023	Cleveland Cavaliers	$2M
2022	Cleveland Cavaliers	$1.1M
2021	Memphis Grizzlies	$1.5M
2020	Milwaukee Bucks	$898,310
Total		$45.7M