Who Should I Trade?
Kel'el Ware for Sam Merrill (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kel'el Ware C - MIL  | Sam Merrill G - CLE  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 71 | # 231 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.0 | 22.7 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .529 | .442 |
| Three Points Made | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Three Points Att | 2.7 | 5.9 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .401 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .732 | .888 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Points | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 63 | # 218 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 82 | # 242 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 82 | # 242 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 74 | # 168 |
| Kel'el Ware C - MIL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 94 | 123 |
| Field Goals Made | 23 | 15 |
| Field Goals Att | 46 | 35 |
| Field Goals % | .500 | .429 |
| Three Points Made | 3 | 9 |
| Three Points Att | 15 | 26 |
| Three Points % | .200 | .346 |
| Free Throws Made | 10 | 6 |
| Free Throws Att | 14 | 6 |
| Free Throws % | .714 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 17 | 4 |
| Rebounds | 42 | 14 |
| Assists | 2 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Steals | 3 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 0 |
| Points | 59 | 45 |
| Kel'el Ware C - MIL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.0 | 22.7 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Field Goals % | .529 | .442 |
| Three Points Made | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Three Points Att | 2.7 | 5.9 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .401 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .732 | .888 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Points | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| Kel'el Ware C - MIL | Sam Merrill G - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Kel'el Ware posted a double-double off of the bench for the Bucks Saturday night, grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring 19 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 5-5 FT) while also recording one steal, blocking two shots, and dishing out one assist in a 127-116 loss to the 76ers. Chris Schommer Sun, Oct 25th | Sam Merrill is available for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Sat, May 9th | |
| The Bucks reportedly plan to keep Kel'el Ware. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd | Sam Merrill is listed as questionable for Game 3 on Saturday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | |
| Kel'el Ware is being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. Diego Sandoval Tue, Jun 23rd | Sam Merrill has been ruled out for Game 2 on Thursday against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Kel'el Ware posted a double-double off of the bench for the Heat Saturday, grabbing 19 rebounds and scoring 24 points (10-15 FG, 3-6 3PT, 1-2 FT) while also dishing out two assists and blocking seven shots in a 152-136 win over the Wizards. Chris Schommer Sun, Apr 5th | Sam Merrill underwent an MRI on his hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Wed, May 6th | |
| Kel'el Ware scored 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds in 21 minutes of action on Friday night in Miami's 149-128 loss to Cleveland. David Leisering Sat, Mar 28th | 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 | ||
