Cavaliers’ Sam Merrill: Cleared from injury report

Merrill (hamstring) is off the injury report for Game 1 on Saturday versus Toronto.

The Cavaliers held Merrill out of their final two outings of the regular season, but they’ve cleared him for the start of the playoffs. The sharpshooter started a career-high 38 games in 2025-26, ending the regular season with averages of 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.0 three-pointers while shooting 42.1 percent from deep in 26.5 minutes per contest over 52 games.