Get ESPN NBA Transactions
Get ESPN NBA Transactions
Usage
espn_nba_transactions(season = most_recent_nba_season(), limit = 100, ...)Value
A hoopR_data tibble with one row per transaction:
| col_name | types | description |
| transaction_id | character | |
| date | character | Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
| type | character | Record type / category. |
| description | character | Long-form description text. |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_name | character | Athlete display name (ESPN). |
| from_team_id | character | |
| to_team_id | character |
Details
Calls the ESPN site-v2 endpoint
https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/transactions?season={year}&limit={limit}.
Releases have a NULL to_team_id; those are stored as NA. Returns an
empty tibble rather than erroring when no transactions are available.
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_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_venues(),
espn_nba_week_ranking(),
espn_nba_week_rankings(),
espn_nba_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_transactions(season = 2025, limit = 10)
#> ── ESPN NBA Transactions from ESPN.com ────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:34:21 UTC
#> # A tibble: 10 × 9
#> transaction_id date type description team_id athlete_id athlete_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 NA 2025-12-31T… NA Signed G R… 1 NA NA
#> 2 NA 2025-12-29T… NA Signed C M… 28 NA NA
#> 3 NA 2025-12-26T… NA Signed F M… 20 NA NA
#> 4 NA 2025-12-26T… NA Signed C M… 11 NA NA
#> 5 NA 2025-12-24T… NA Signed C P… 30 NA NA
#> 6 NA 2025-12-24T… NA Waived G H… 20 NA NA
#> 7 NA 2025-12-23T… NA Waived F D… 30 NA NA
#> 8 NA 2025-12-23T… NA Signed C M… 1 NA NA
#> 9 NA 2025-12-22T… NA Signed C C… 29 NA NA
#> 10 NA 2025-12-20T… NA Signed C J… 11 NA NA
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: from_team_id <chr>, to_team_id <chr>
# }