Get the list of NBA-affiliated players currently playing overseas from RealGM.
RealGM tracks NBA draft picks, two-way and free-agent players who are on international rosters – a view no first-party NBA/ESPN endpoint provides.
Requires a headless browser (see realgm_players()).
Value
A hoopR_data tibble with one row per player:
| col_name | types | description |
| player | character | Player name. |
| pos | character | Position. |
| ht | character | Listed height. |
| wt | integer | Listed weight (lbs). |
| nba_status | character | NBA contract / rights status. |
| team_s | character | Current overseas team(s) and NBA affiliation. |
| gp | integer | Games played. |
| mpg | numeric | Minutes per game. |
| ppg | numeric | Points per game. |
| rpg | numeric | Rebounds per game. |
| apg | numeric | Assists per game. |
See also
Other RealGM Functions:
realgm_coaches(),
realgm_draft(),
realgm_draft_prospects(),
realgm_early_entry(),
realgm_future_free_agents(),
realgm_gms(),
realgm_individual_games(),
realgm_individual_seasons(),
realgm_player_stats(),
realgm_players(),
realgm_rookie_scale(),
realgm_salary_cap(),
realgm_standings(),
realgm_team_stats(),
realgm_teams(),
realgm_transactions()
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
try(realgm_players_abroad())
} # }