Get ESPN NBA Draft Picks
Get ESPN NBA Draft Picks
Usage
espn_nba_draft(season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)Value
A hoopR_data tibble with one row per draft pick:
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string). |
| round | integer | Tournament / playoff round. |
| pick | integer | |
| overall | integer | Overall. |
| traded | logical | |
| trade_note | character | |
| status | character | Status label. |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_ref | character | |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| team_ref | character |
Athlete and team details (name, position, college, abbreviation) are not
inlined in the draft response; resolve them via espn_nba_athlete_info()
or espn_nba_team() using the returned IDs.
Details
Calls the ESPN core-v2 endpoint
https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/{year}/draft/rounds,
which returns each round of the draft with its picks inlined as picks: [...].
For historical seasons with no ESPN draft data the function returns an empty
tibble rather than erroring.
See also
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_nba_athlete_awards(),
espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_nba_athlete_contract(),
espn_nba_athlete_contracts(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_draft(season = 2024)
#> ── ESPN NBA Draft Picks from ESPN.com ─────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:46 UTC
#> # A tibble: 58 × 11
#> season round pick overall traded trade_note status athlete_id athlete_ref
#> <int> <int> <int> <int> <lgl> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2024 1 1 1 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108206 http://spo…
#> 2 2024 1 2 2 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108204 http://spo…
#> 3 2024 1 3 3 FALSE From BKN SELECTIO… 108231 http://spo…
#> 4 2024 1 4 4 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108107 http://spo…
#> 5 2024 1 5 5 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108202 http://spo…
#> 6 2024 1 6 6 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108207 http://spo…
#> 7 2024 1 7 7 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108106 http://spo…
#> 8 2024 1 8 8 TRUE From TOR SELECTIO… 108142 http://spo…
#> 9 2024 1 9 9 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108147 http://spo…
#> 10 2024 1 10 10 FALSE NA SELECTIO… 108119 http://spo…
#> # ℹ 48 more rows
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: team_id <chr>, team_ref <chr>
# }