Get ESPN NBA Free Agents
Get ESPN NBA Free Agents
espn_nba_freeagents(season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)A hoopR_data tibble with one row per free agent:
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string). |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_name | character | Athlete display name (ESPN). |
| position | character | Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.). |
| prior_team_id | character | |
| status | character | Status label. |
| signed_team_id | character | |
| signed_date | character | |
| contract_value | character | |
| contract_term_years | character |
Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent NBA season.
Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for
forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use
options(hoopR.proxy = ...).
Saiem Gilani
Calls the ESPN core-v2 endpoint
https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/{year}/freeagents.
As of 2026-05, this endpoint returns HTTP 500 for every season tested and
there is no documented replacement; the function consequently returns an
empty tibble and emits a CLI error message. It is retained so that downstream
code does not break if ESPN restores the endpoint, but should not be relied
on in the meantime.
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_mbb_athletes_index(),
espn_mbb_award(),
espn_mbb_calendar(),
espn_mbb_coach(),
espn_mbb_coach_record(),
espn_mbb_coach_season(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_franchise(),
espn_mbb_franchises(),
espn_mbb_futures(),
espn_mbb_game_all(),
espn_mbb_game_odds(),
espn_mbb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mbb_game_play(),
espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mbb_game_player_box(),
espn_mbb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mbb_game_propbets(),
espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mbb_injuries(),
espn_mbb_leaders(),
espn_mbb_news(),
espn_mbb_player_awards(),
espn_mbb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mbb_player_info(),
espn_mbb_player_overview(),
espn_mbb_player_seasons(),
espn_mbb_player_stats(),
espn_mbb_position(),
espn_mbb_positions(),
espn_mbb_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_scoreboard(),
espn_mbb_season_awards(),
espn_mbb_season_group(),
espn_mbb_season_groups(),
espn_mbb_season_info(),
espn_mbb_season_leaders(),
espn_mbb_season_ranking(),
espn_mbb_season_rankings(),
espn_mbb_season_type(),
espn_mbb_season_types(),
espn_mbb_season_week(),
espn_mbb_season_weeks(),
espn_mbb_seasons(),
espn_mbb_standings(),
espn_mbb_team(),
espn_mbb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_injuries(),
espn_mbb_team_news(),
espn_mbb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mbb_team_record(),
espn_mbb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mbb_team_schedule(),
espn_mbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mbb_team_stats(),
espn_mbb_teams(),
espn_mbb_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_season(),
espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mbb_tournaments(),
espn_mbb_venues(),
espn_mbb_week_ranking(),
espn_mbb_week_rankings(),
espn_mbb_wp(),
espn_nba_draft_pick(),
espn_nba_player_contracts(),
espn_nba_team_depthchart(),
espn_nba_transactions()
# \donttest{
espn_nba_freeagents(season = 2025)
# }
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