Who Should I Trade?
Brook Lopez for Sam Merrill (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brook Lopez C - LAC  | Sam Merrill G - CLE  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 159 | # 231 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.4 | 22.7 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .482 | .442 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| Three Points % | .370 | .400 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .818 | .878 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Points | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 170 | # 218 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 170 | # 242 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 170 | # 242 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 144 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 162 | # 168 |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 112 | 142 |
| Field Goals Made | 26 | 17 |
| Field Goals Att | 46 | 39 |
| Field Goals % | .565 | .436 |
| Three Points Made | 7 | 10 |
| Three Points Att | 16 | 29 |
| Three Points % | .438 | .345 |
| Free Throws Made | 10 | 7 |
| Free Throws Att | 12 | 8 |
| Free Throws % | .833 | .875 |
| Offensive Rebound | 6 | 5 |
| Rebounds | 25 | 18 |
| Assists | 6 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Steals | 1 | 5 |
| Blocks | 6 | 0 |
| Points | 69 | 51 |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.4 | 22.7 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .482 | .442 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| Three Points % | .370 | .400 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .818 | .878 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Points | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Brook Lopez scored 15 points (5-10 FG, 3-6 3P, 2-3 FT) with a rebound, two assists, and a block in the Clippers’ 108-101 loss to the Thunder on Sunday. Garrett Ball Mon, Oct 26th | Sam Merrill is available for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th | |
| The Clippers are picking up the $9.2M team option on Brook Lopez for the 2026-27 season. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Sam Merrill is listed as questionable for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Since stepping into the starting center role following Ivica Zubac's final game as a Clipper, Lopez has recorded 16 blocks over his last five games while hitting double figures in four of them. Tuesday's 18 points (7-of-16 FGs), seven rebounds, three blocks, two three-pointers, and two assists against the Trail Blazers continued that run. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 1st | Sam Merrill has been ruled out for Game 2 on Thursday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Brook Lopez scored 19 points (7-9 FG, 5-6 3PT) with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in Monday's 129-96 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th | Sam Merrill underwent an MRI on his hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | |
| Brook Lopez scored 16 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3P, 3-3 FT) with four rebounds, three assists, and a block in the Clippers’ 128-118 win over the Knicks. Garrett Ball Tue, Mar 10th | Sam Merrill is questionable to return to Tuesday’s game against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
