{"id":448640,"date":"2025-06-28T21:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=448640"},"modified":"2025-06-28T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:03:35","slug":"sam-merrill-cavaliers-agree-to-four-year-38m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/sam-merrill-cavaliers-agree-to-four-year-38m-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Merrill, Cavaliers Agree to Four-Year, $38M Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Merrill and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a four-year, $38 million contract, according<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/45603688\/sources-sam-merrill-sign-4-year-38m-deal-cavaliers\"> to Shams Charania.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Utah State product, selected 60th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, was a key contributor off the bench for the Cavs last season. He averaged 7.2 points and 1.5 assists in 19 minutes per game, while shooting 40% from the field, 37% from three, and an impressive 96% from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>The deal comes as Cleveland recently acquired Lonzo Ball from the Chicago Bulls. 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