Get ESPN NBA Team Roster
Get ESPN NBA Team Roster
Usage
espn_nba_team_roster(team_id, season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)Value
A single tibble with one row per athlete.
| col_name | types | description |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| position_abbrev | character | |
| position_name | character | Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center'). |
| height | character | Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches). |
| weight | character | Player weight in pounds. |
| age | character | Player age (in years). |
| birth_date | character | Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| birth_place | character | Place of birth. |
| headshot | character | Headshot image URL. |
| link_web | character | Web link / URL. |
| status | character | Status label. |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| season | integer | Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string). |
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_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_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_team_roster(team_id = "17", season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN NBA Team Roster from ESPN.com ─────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:34:16 UTC
#> # A tibble: 19 × 15
#> athlete_id full_name jersey position_abbrev position_name height weight age
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 4397018 Ochai Ag… 30 G Guard "6' 5… 215 l… 26
#> 2 4278067 Nic Clax… 33 C Center "6' 1… 215 l… 27
#> 3 4712896 Noah Clo… 21 F Forward "6' 1… 210 l… 21
#> 4 5175643 Egor Dem… 8 G Guard "6' 8… 200 l… 20
#> 5 4432887 Tyson Et… 10 G Guard "6' 0… 200 l… 26
#> 6 5174655 Chaney J… 31 F Forward "6' 8… 225 l… 23
#> 7 4432821 E.J. Lid… 9 F Forward "6' 6… 240 l… 25
#> 8 3907823 Terance … 14 G Guard "6' 6… 215 l… 29
#> 9 4687718 Josh Min… 00 F Forward "6' 8… 205 l… 23
#> 10 4278104 Michael … 17 F Forward "6' 1… 218 l… 27
#> 11 5037873 Drake Po… 4 G Guard "6' 5… 195 l… 20
#> 12 5242502 Ben Saraf 77 G Guard "6' 6… 200 l… 20
#> 13 3934620 Trevon S… 13 F Forward "6' 8… 225 l… 29
#> 14 4432194 Day'Ron … 20 C Center "6' 1… 265 l… 24
#> 15 4397784 Malachi … 18 G Guard "6' 4… 205 l… 26
#> 16 5279130 Nolan Tr… 88 G Guard "6' 3… 185 l… 19
#> 17 4433137 Ziaire W… 1 F Forward "6' 9… 185 l… 24
#> 18 4431714 Jalen Wi… 22 F Forward "6' 6… 220 l… 25
#> 19 5107173 Danny Wo… 2 F Forward "6' 1… 250 l… 22
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: birth_date <chr>, birth_place <chr>, headshot <chr>,
#> # link_web <chr>, status <chr>, team_id <chr>, season <int>
# }