Who Should I Trade?
Cooper Flagg for Sam Merrill (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL  | Sam Merrill G - CLE  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 6 of 7 experts |
14% Recommended by 1 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 89 | # 247 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.6 | 22.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.0 | 3.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.9 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .477 | .443 |
| Three Points Made | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| Three Points % | .306 | .405 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws % | .832 | .878 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 1.9 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Points | 23.7 | 9.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 56 | # 237 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 131 | ‐ |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 47 | # 191 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | ‐ |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 48 | ‐ |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 118 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | ‐ | # 205 |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2024 Stats | ||
| Minutes | ‐ | 1,401 |
| Field Goals Made | ‐ | 172 |
| Field Goals Att | ‐ | 424 |
| Field Goals % | ‐ | .406 |
| Three Points Made | ‐ | 137 |
| Three Points Att | ‐ | 368 |
| Three Points % | ‐ | .372 |
| Free Throws Made | ‐ | 28 |
| Free Throws Att | ‐ | 29 |
| Free Throws % | ‐ | .966 |
| Offensive Rebound | ‐ | 38 |
| Rebounds | ‐ | 157 |
| Assists | ‐ | 108 |
| Turnovers | ‐ | 35 |
| Steals | ‐ | 53 |
| Blocks | ‐ | 14 |
| Points | ‐ | 509 |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.6 | 22.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.0 | 3.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.9 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .477 | .443 |
| Three Points Made | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| Three Points % | .306 | .405 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws % | .832 | .878 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 1.9 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Points | 23.7 | 9.7 |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Cooper Flagg has won the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year award. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th | Sam Merrill is available for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th | |
| Cooper Flagg left Sunday's game early against the Bulls with an ankle injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th | Sam Merrill is listed as questionable for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Cooper Flagg is available for Friday's game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | Sam Merrill has been ruled out for Game 2 on Thursday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Cooper Flagg is listed as probable for Friday's game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | Sam Merrill underwent an MRI on his hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | |
| Flagg went 4-of-19 from the field Wednesday but still found ways to contribute — 11 points (4-of-19 FGs, 3-of-3 FTs), 12 rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one block in the loss to the Suns. He was the only Dallas player to collect double-digit rebounds. Bruno Mulé Thu, Apr 9th | 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 | ||
