Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season
Who shoots like Sam Merrill? The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.
Sam Merrill's shot diet 484 shots · 2025-26 regular season At the rim 11.2% Paint (non-rim) 6.0% Midrange 5.4% Corner 3 13.6% Above the break 3 63.8% Free throw rate 14.3 Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot
Closest shot twins Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots Who counts Any position Same position (guards)
1 Egor Demin Brooklyn Nets · G · 449 shots 92 match out of 100 Merrill Demin
Rim Merrill 11.2 , Demin 13.4 Paint Merrill 6.0 , Demin 8.5 Mid Merrill 5.4 , Demin 6.5 Corner 3 Merrill 13.6 , Demin 11.8 Above break 3 Merrill 63.8 , Demin 59.9 FT rate Merrill 14.3 , Demin 14.5 Biggest gap: Demin takes fewer above the break 3s (-3.9 per 100 shots).
Merrill DiVincenzo
Rim Merrill 11.2 , DiVincenzo 14.1 Paint Merrill 6.0 , DiVincenzo 6.7 Mid Merrill 5.4 , DiVincenzo 2.0 Corner 3 Merrill 13.6 , DiVincenzo 19.6 Above break 3 Merrill 63.8 , DiVincenzo 57.5 FT rate Merrill 14.3 , DiVincenzo 12.6 Biggest gap: DiVincenzo takes fewer above the break 3s (-6.3 per 100 shots).
Merrill Dort
Rim Merrill 11.2 , Dort 12.5 Paint Merrill 6.0 , Dort 10.0 Mid Merrill 5.4 , Dort 6.7 Corner 3 Merrill 13.6 , Dort 15.4 Above break 3 Merrill 63.8 , Dort 55.5 FT rate Merrill 14.3 , Dort 11.1 Biggest gap: Dort takes fewer above the break 3s (-8.3 per 100 shots).
4 Royce O'Neale Charlotte Hornets · F · 624 shots 85 match out of 100 Merrill O'Neale
Rim Merrill 11.2 , O'Neale 9.5 Paint Merrill 6.0 , O'Neale 5.9 Mid Merrill 5.4 , O'Neale 1.4 Corner 3 Merrill 13.6 , O'Neale 16.0 Above break 3 Merrill 63.8 , O'Neale 67.0 FT rate Merrill 14.3 , O'Neale 6.1 Biggest gap: O'Neale gets to the line less (-8.2 free throws per 100 shots).
5 Vit Krejci Portland Trail Blazers · G · 430 shots 84 match out of 100 Merrill Krejci
Rim Merrill 11.2 , Krejci 11.4 Paint Merrill 6.0 , Krejci 9.8 Mid Merrill 5.4 , Krejci 2.6 Corner 3 Merrill 13.6 , Krejci 19.8 Above break 3 Merrill 63.8 , Krejci 56.5 FT rate Merrill 14.3 , Krejci 11.9 Biggest gap: Krejci takes fewer above the break 3s (-7.3 per 100 shots).
How the match works We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary