Returns the full futures-betting board for an NBA season, in long
format: one row per (market x team). Markets include championship
winner, conference winner, division winner, MVP odds, etc. Backed by
sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/{season}/futures.
Usage
espn_nba_futures(season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)Value
A long-format tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| league | character | League slug ("nba"). |
| market_id | character | ESPN futures-market identifier. |
| market_name | character | Internal market name (e.g. "NBA - Winner"). |
| market_type | character | Market type code (winLeague, winConference, winDivision, ...). |
| market_display | character | Human-readable name (e.g. "NBA Championship Winner"). |
| provider_id | character | Sportsbook provider identifier. |
| provider_name | character | Sportsbook provider name (e.g. "ESPN BET"). |
| team_id | character | ESPN team id (parsed from team_ref). |
| odds_value | character | American odds for the team (e.g. "-250", "+800"). |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the per-season team resource. |
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(),
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_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_futures(season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN NBA Season Futures ────────────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 586 × 11
#> season league market_id market_name market_type market_display provider_id
#> <int> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 2 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 3 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 4 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 5 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 6 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 7 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 8 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 9 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> 10 2025 nba 2564 NBA - Winner winLeague NBA Championshi… 58
#> # ℹ 576 more rows
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: provider_name <chr>, team_id <chr>, odds_value <chr>,
#> # team_ref <chr>
# }