Get ESPN NBA Athlete Contracts Index

Returns the index of contract seasons recorded for an NBA athlete from sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/athletes/{athlete_id}/contracts. Each row is one contract year — pass the season to espn_nba_athlete_contract() for the full contract record.

Usage

espn_nba_athlete_contracts(athlete_id, ...)

Arguments

athlete_id

ESPN athlete identifier (character or numeric).

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A tibble with one row per contract year.

col_name	types	description
athlete_id	character	ESPN athlete identifier.
season	integer	Contract season year.
ref	character	Full $ref URL for the contract detail.
league	character	League slug ("nba").

See also

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_nba_athlete_awards(), espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(), espn_nba_athlete_contract(), espn_nba_athlete_eventlog(), espn_nba_athlete_eventlog_v2(), espn_nba_athlete_gamelog(), espn_nba_athlete_info(), espn_nba_athlete_overview(), espn_nba_athlete_seasons(), espn_nba_athlete_splits(), espn_nba_athlete_statisticslog(), espn_nba_athlete_stats(), espn_nba_athletes_index(), espn_nba_award(), espn_nba_betting(), espn_nba_calendar(), espn_nba_coach(), espn_nba_coach_season(), espn_nba_coaches(), espn_nba_conferences(), espn_nba_draft(), espn_nba_draft_athletes(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_draft_rounds(), espn_nba_draft_status(), espn_nba_event_broadcasts(), espn_nba_event_odds(), espn_nba_event_officials(), espn_nba_event_powerindex(), espn_nba_event_predictor(), espn_nba_event_probabilities(), espn_nba_event_propbets(), espn_nba_event_situation(), espn_nba_franchise(), espn_nba_franchises(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_futures(), espn_nba_game_all(), espn_nba_game_rosters(), espn_nba_injuries(), espn_nba_leaders(), espn_nba_news(), espn_nba_pbp(), espn_nba_player_box(), espn_nba_player_stats(), espn_nba_powerindex(), espn_nba_scoreboard(), espn_nba_season_awards(), espn_nba_season_group(), espn_nba_season_group_children(), espn_nba_season_group_teams(), espn_nba_season_groups(), espn_nba_season_info(), espn_nba_season_leaders(), espn_nba_season_ranking(), espn_nba_season_rankings(), espn_nba_season_type(), espn_nba_season_types(), espn_nba_season_week(), espn_nba_season_weeks(), espn_nba_seasons(), espn_nba_standings(), espn_nba_team(), espn_nba_team_box(), espn_nba_team_current_roster(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_team_injuries(), espn_nba_team_leaders(), espn_nba_team_news(), espn_nba_team_odds_records(), espn_nba_team_record(), espn_nba_team_roster(), espn_nba_team_schedule(), espn_nba_team_season_profile(), espn_nba_team_season_roster(), espn_nba_team_stats(), espn_nba_teams(), espn_nba_tournament(), espn_nba_tournament_seasons(), espn_nba_tournaments(), espn_nba_transactions(), espn_nba_venues(), espn_nba_week_ranking(), espn_nba_week_rankings(), espn_nba_wp()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  # LeBron James — athlete id 1966
  espn_nba_athlete_contracts(athlete_id = 1966)
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Contracts Index ───────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:40 UTC
#> # A tibble: 20 × 4
#>    athlete_id season ref                                                  league
#>    <chr>       <int> <chr>                                                <chr> 
#>  1 1966         2026 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  2 1966         2025 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  3 1966         2024 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  4 1966         2023 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  5 1966         2022 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  6 1966         2021 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  7 1966         2020 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  8 1966         2019 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#>  9 1966         2017 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 10 1966         2016 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 11 1966         2015 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 12 1966         2014 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 13 1966         2013 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 14 1966         2012 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 15 1966         2011 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 16 1966         2010 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 17 1966         2009 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 18 1966         2008 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 19 1966         2007 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
#> 20 1966         2006 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketbal… nba   
# }