Sam Merrill Contract & Salary

Sam Merrill is on the books for $9,160,715 in 2026–27, the 6th largest cap hit on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster and 4.4% of the team's $206.7M payroll.

That ranks 184th among the 444 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 5.6% of the $165.0M salary cap.

The deal has 3 seasons left on it, running through 2028-29, worth $29,517,856 in guaranteed money.

The money climbs as it goes: $9,160,715 in the first year up to $10,517,856 in the last, a 15% rise across the deal.

Every remaining year is fully guaranteed — no options and no non-guaranteed money, so the full amount is owed regardless of what happens.

At 30, this contract runs through his age-32 season, so the back end lands after the usual peak.

He is the 6th highest-paid of the 14 players on the roster, in the middle of the pay structure.

He is one of 14 players on the Cleveland Cavaliers' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $206,725,846.

Cleveland Cavaliers sit at $206.7M in payroll and are currently classified Tax Payer, with -$3.6M of room below the first apron.