Malik Monk vs Sam Merrill
Monk · Merrill
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveSam Merrill scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (12.8 vs 12.5), on Monk's heavier usage (23.4% vs 16.7%).
Merrill is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 56.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Monk (3.0 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Merrill (2.6 vs 1.9 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Monk played 10 more games (62 vs 52 of 82).
With Merrill on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.7 per 100 possessions, against -8.3 for Monk; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Monk $20.2M 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 logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).