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 185th among the 434 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.