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Los Angeles Lakers · #5
Sam Merrill
SG/SF
6'4" · 205lbs (92kg)
Deep-Range Dimer
rotation
30 yrs
💱 1,027
⟲ Age reset available
Height 6'4" (−1" vs SG median 6'5") −2%
0Legend
1Hall of Fame
4Gold
0Silver
2Bronze
7badges
Attributes 35 of them, the way 2K lays them out
Outside Scoring82
Three-Point Shot91
+2 → {'badge': 'Limitless Range', 'tier': 'gold', 'name': 'Gold', 'from': 'silver', 'at': 93}
Mid-Range Shot69
+1 → {'badge': 'Smooth Operator', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 70}
Close Shot87
+3 → {'badge': 'Paint Prodigy', 'tier': 'gold', 'name': 'Gold', 'from': 'silver', 'at': 90}
Free Throw86
Offensive Consistency80
Shot IQ80
Athleticism65
Speed62
+8 → {'badge': 'Flash', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 70}
Strength52
+8 → {'badge': 'Physical Finisher', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 60}, {'badge': 'Work Horse', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 60}
Agility68
Vertical60
+3 → {'badge': 'Pogo Stick', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 63}
Hustle60
Stamina80
Overall Durability70
Inside Scoring50
Layup69
+1 → {'badge': 'Layup Mixmaster', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 70}
Driving Dunk45
Standing Dunk30
Post Hook30
Post Fade44
Post Control48
+7 → {'badge': 'Post Fade Phenom', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 55}, {'badge': 'Ghost Stepper', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 55}, {'badge': 'Hook Specialist', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 55}
Draw Foul55
Hands80
Playmaking67
Ball Handle76
+5 → {'badge': 'Handles For Days', 'tier': 'silver', 'name': 'Silver', 'from': 'bronze', 'at': 81}
Speed with Ball60
Pass Accuracy74
+3 → {'badge': 'Break Starter', 'tier': 'silver', 'name': 'Silver', 'from': 'bronze', 'at': 77}
Pass Vision46
Pass IQ79
Defense52
Block37
+31 → {'badge': 'High-Flying Denier', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 68}
Steal38
+22 → {'badge': 'Interceptor', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 60}
Pass Perception62
Interior Defense42
+18 → {'badge': 'Off-Ball Pest', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 60}
Perimeter Defense68
+3 → {'badge': 'Challenger', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 71}
Help Defense IQ62
Defensive Consistency55
Rebounding41
Defensive Rebound46
+21 → {'badge': 'Possession Closer', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 67}
Offensive Rebound36
+24 → {'badge': 'Crasher', 'tier': 'bronze', 'name': 'Bronze', 'from': '', 'at': 60}
This season 0 games filed
No box scores with him in yet.
The badges 7 of them · 2 game-changers at gold or better
the book →
★ The ones that decide games:
Set and Fire (Hall of Fame) · Deadeye (Gold) · Limitless Range (Bronze)
Hall of Fame · 1
★Set and Fire
Gold · 4
Arc Cadence
★Deadeye
Quick Trigger
Slippery Off-Ball
Bronze · 2
★Limitless Range
Mini Marksman
ShootingPhysical
Bio
NationalityUnited States
Weight205lbs (92kg)
Wingspan6'5" (196cm)
Years in the NBA6
BirthdateMay 15, 1996
HometownSalt Lake City, Utah
Prior to NBAUtah State
WHAT A POINT WOULD BUY
Against the 2K27 requirement tables. He holds
15 badges and qualifies for
Shot Artist, Calibrated, Zip Code, Inside Touch.
Layup Mixmaster
Bronze
Finishing
+1 Driving Layup
(69 → 70)
Smooth Operator
Bronze
Shooting
+1 Mid-Range Shot
(69 → 70)
Limitless Range
Gold
Shooting
+2 Three-Point Shot
(91 → 93)
Break Starter
Silver
Playmaking
+3 Pass Accuracy
(74 → 77)
Challenger
Bronze
Defense
+3 Perimeter Defense
(68 → 71)
Paint Prodigy
Gold
Finishing
+3 Close Shot
(87 → 90)
Pogo Stick
Bronze
Physicals
+3 Vertical
(60 → 63)
Closest first. A badge needing two attributes needs BOTH — the points
are listed separately because putting all of them into the one that is
already high buys nothing at all. Height gates a badge outright: nothing
you spend gets a 6'2" guard Rise Up, so those are not listed here.