espn_nba_team_depthchart: *Get ESPN NBA Team Depth Chart (Long Format)*

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Get ESPN NBA Team Depth Chart (Long Format)

Description

Returns the team's depth chart in long format, one row per (position × rank × athlete). NBA-only at ESPN's core-v2.

Usage

espn_nba_team_depthchart(team_id, season = most_recent_nba_season(), ...)

Arguments

team_id	ESPN team identifier.
season	Season year. Defaults to most recent NBA season.
...	Additional arguments; currently unused.

Details

Get ESPN NBA Team Depth Chart (Long Format)

Value

A long tibble with one row per athlete depth entry.

col_name	types	description
league	character	League slug.
team_id	character	ESPN team id.
season	integer	Season year.
depthchart_id	character	Depth chart id (typically "1").
depthchart_name	character	Depth chart name.
position	character	Position code (pg/sg/sf/pf/c).
rank	integer	Depth rank (1 = starter).
athlete_id	character	ESPN athlete id.
athlete_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to athlete-in-season.
position_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to position resource.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

See Also

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_transactions()

Examples

  espn_nba_team_depthchart(team_id = 13, season = 2025)

hoopR documentation built on Aug. 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.