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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 rim11.2%
  • Paint (non-rim)6.0%
  • Midrange5.4%
  • Corner 313.6%
  • Above the break 363.8%
  • Free throw rate14.3

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
1Egor DeminBrooklyn Nets · G · 449 shots92match out of 100

Merrill Demin

  • RimMerrill 11.2, Demin 13.4
  • PaintMerrill 6.0, Demin 8.5
  • MidMerrill 5.4, Demin 6.5
  • Corner 3Merrill 13.6, Demin 11.8
  • Above break 3Merrill 63.8, Demin 59.9
  • FT rateMerrill 14.3, Demin 14.5

Biggest gap: Demin takes fewer above the break 3s (-3.9 per 100 shots).

2Donte DiVincenzoMinnesota Timberwolves · G · 836 shots85match out of 100

Merrill DiVincenzo

  • RimMerrill 11.2, DiVincenzo 14.1
  • PaintMerrill 6.0, DiVincenzo 6.7
  • MidMerrill 5.4, DiVincenzo 2.0
  • Corner 3Merrill 13.6, DiVincenzo 19.6
  • Above break 3Merrill 63.8, DiVincenzo 57.5
  • FT rateMerrill 14.3, DiVincenzo 12.6

Biggest gap: DiVincenzo takes fewer above the break 3s (-6.3 per 100 shots).

3Luguentz DortAtlanta Hawks · G · 521 shots85match out of 100

Merrill Dort

  • RimMerrill 11.2, Dort 12.5
  • PaintMerrill 6.0, Dort 10.0
  • MidMerrill 5.4, Dort 6.7
  • Corner 3Merrill 13.6, Dort 15.4
  • Above break 3Merrill 63.8, Dort 55.5
  • FT rateMerrill 14.3, Dort 11.1

Biggest gap: Dort takes fewer above the break 3s (-8.3 per 100 shots).

4Royce O'NealeCharlotte Hornets · F · 624 shots85match out of 100

Merrill O'Neale

  • RimMerrill 11.2, O'Neale 9.5
  • PaintMerrill 6.0, O'Neale 5.9
  • MidMerrill 5.4, O'Neale 1.4
  • Corner 3Merrill 13.6, O'Neale 16.0
  • Above break 3Merrill 63.8, O'Neale 67.0
  • FT rateMerrill 14.3, O'Neale 6.1

Biggest gap: O'Neale gets to the line less (-8.2 free throws per 100 shots).

5Vit KrejciPortland Trail Blazers · G · 430 shots84match out of 100

Merrill Krejci

  • RimMerrill 11.2, Krejci 11.4
  • PaintMerrill 6.0, Krejci 9.8
  • MidMerrill 5.4, Krejci 2.6
  • Corner 3Merrill 13.6, Krejci 19.8
  • Above break 3Merrill 63.8, Krejci 56.5
  • FT rateMerrill 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