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Sam Merrill

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Height
6'4"
Wingspan
6'5"
Weight
205 lb
Age
—
Hometown
—
Prior to league
Utah State

Scouting report

Scoring

Points 8.6 5343
True shooting % 62.6 7071
Usage % 15.2 1911
Catch & shoot 3P% 35.3 5451
Free throw % 100.0 8988

Playmaking

Assists 0.6 2515
Potential assists 1.6 3422

Defense

Block % 0.9 3748
Deflections 1.6 5850
FG% allowed vs expected ↓ -23.8 9998

Rebounding

Box-outs 0.6 6067

Impact

PIE 3.1 5447

Percentiles among players with 4+ games: 100 is the best, a ↓ stat is better low. The switch compares him with guards only.

Shot chart

FG% by zone, against the league
Restricted area: 7 of 7, 100.0% (league 64.1%)Paint: 1 of 4, 25.0% (league 46.4%)Left baseline: 0 of 0Left wing: 0 of 0Middle: 0 of 0Right wing: 0 of 0Right baseline: 0 of 1, 0.0% (league 39.2%)Left corner 3: 1 of 3, 33.3% (league 33.3%)Right corner 3: 1 of 4, 25.0% (league 35.5%)Left wing 3: 1 of 4, 25.0% (league 29.4%)Top 3: 1 of 2, 50.0% (league 30.3%)Right wing 3: 4 of 8, 50.0% (league 31.5%) 100%7/7 25%1/4 0%0/1 1/3 1/4 25%1/4 50%1/2 50%4/8
Below the leagueAbove· grey: under 5 shots

Shot distribution

33 shots
At the rim: 21.2%Paint: 12.1%Mid-range: 3.0%Corner 3: 21.2%Above the break 3: 42.4%
  • At the rim21%league 35%
  • Paint12%league 15%
  • Mid-range3%league 13%
  • Corner 321%league 14%
  • Above the break 342%league 23%

Play types

share of the possessions he finishes
Isolation 3%P&R handler 3%P&R roll man 3%Post-up 0%Spot-up 29%Handoff 6%Cut 23%Off screen 9%Putback 0%Transition 26%

Outer ring: 30%. Dashed: the league's average player.

Where he plays

share of his possessions, by position
PG 0%SG 42%SF 58%PF 0%C 0%

Outer ring: 60%.

Who he guards

share of his time on defense

Not enough of his possessions yet.