SAM MERRILL
#5 - G
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2024-25
2024-11-19 Missed 3 games (ankle injury).
2024-11-13 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
2023-24
2024-04-19 Missed the last 3 regular season games (neck strain).
2024-04-10 Neck strain, day-to-day.
2024-02-21 Missed 1 game (illness).
2024-02-14 Illness, day-to-day.
2023-12-29 Missed 2 games (wrist sprain - right).
2023-12-23 Wrist sprain - right, day-to-day.
2023-11-13 Missed 2 games (illness).
2023-11-07 Illness, day-to-day.
2022-23
2023-03-14 Re-signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Cavaliers to a multi-year contract.
2023-03-13 10-day contract expired.
2023-03-01 Signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 10-day contract.
2022-10-15 Waived by the Sacramento Kings.
2022-08-12 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Sacramento Kings.
2021-22
2022-01-01 Waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.
2022-01-01 Missed 22 games (left ankle sprain).
2021-11-19 Left ankle sprain, day-to-day.
2021-11-18 Recalled from the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-16 Assigned to the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-12 Recalled from the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-12 Assigned to the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-08 Recalled from the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-07 Assigned to the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-03 Recalled from the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-11-03 Assigned to the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-08-07 Acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks The Memphis Grizzlies acquired guard Sam Merrill and two future second-round draft picks from the Milwaukee Bucks for guard Grayson Allen and cash.
2021-07-20 Missed the last 2 playoff games (sprained right ankle).
2021-07-14 Sprained right ankle, day-to-day.
2020-21
2021-06-13 Missed the last playoff game (sprained right ankle).
2021-06-09 Sprained right ankle, day-to-day.
2021-02-19 Recalled from the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-02-03 Assigned to the Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).
2021-01-08 Missed 2 games (sprained left ankle).
2021-01-03 Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
2020-11-30 Signed by the Milwaukee Bucks to a multi-year contract.
2020-11-24 Acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans In a four-team trade, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired guards Jrue Holiday and Sam Merrill from the New Orleans Pelicans; New Orleans acquired center Steven Adams from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and guard Eric Bledsoe, a first-round draft pick in 2025, a first-round draft pick in 2027, the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2024 and the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2026 from the Bucks; Oklahoma City acquired guard George Hill from the Bucks, forwards Zylan Cheatham, Darius Miller and Kenrich Williams, guard Josh Gray, a second-round draft pick in 2023 and a second-round draft pick in 2024 from the Pelicans, and a protected first-round draft pick in 2023 from the Nuggets; and Denver acquired guard R.J. Hampton from the Bucks.
2019-20
2020-10-07 Drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2nd round (60th overall) in 2020.