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De'Anthony Melton
Warriors · G · 28
De'Anthony Melton
vs
2025-26
Sam Merrill
Cavaliers · G · 30
Sam Merrill
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

De'Anthony Melton vs Sam Merrill

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Melton · Merrill
De'Anthony Melton
Melton
Warriors
2025-26
Merrill
Cavaliers
Sam Merrill
49
Games
availability
52
23.0
Minutes
per game
26.5
12.3
Points
per game
12.8
3.2
Rebounds
per game
2.6
2.6
Assists
per game
2.4
2.0
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
40.7%
Field goal %
46.1%
29.4%
Three-point %
5.0 vs 7.2 attempts
42.1%
82.6%
Free throw %
85.5%
51.8%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
24.4%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
16.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.9%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
4.7%
+3.9
Net rating
on court
+7.7
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Sam Merrill scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (12.8 vs 12.3), on Melton's heavier usage (24.4% vs 16.7%).

Merrill is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 51.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Melton (2.6 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Melton (3.2 vs 2.6 rebounds).

With Merrill on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.7 per 100 possessions, against +3.9 for Melton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Melton $5.5M through 2027-28, Merrill $9.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Melton
2025-26
Merrill
22-27
Record when playing
37-15
12.4
Points at home
12.3
12.1
Points on the road
13.1
14.3
Points in wins
12.0
10.7
Points in losses
14.5
28
Season high
32
0
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Melton · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at LAL0 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL8 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Merrill · last 5
Thu, Oct 22 at PHI5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL5 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS8 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Melton · contract
2026-27$5.5M
2027-28player option$5.8M
Merrill · contract
2026-27$9.2M
2027-28$9.8M
2028-29$10.5M

More comparisons

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Melton vs
Max Christie · Tre Johnson · Donte DiVincenzo · Malik Monk
Merrill vs
Collin Gillespie · Brandon Williams · Malik Monk · De'Anthony Melton

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).