nbagl_players: *Get G League Player Data Base from NBA API*

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Get G League Player Data Base from NBA API

Description

Retrieves G-League player index data via the NBA Stats API player index endpoint.

Usage

nbagl_players(
  college = "",
  country = "",
  draft_pick = "",
  draft_round = "",
  draft_year = "",
  height = "",
  historical = 1,
  league_id = "20",
  player_position = "",
  season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1),
  season_type = "Regular Season",
  team_id = "0",
  weight = "",
  active = "",
  all_star = "",
  ...
)

Arguments

college	College filter.
country	Country filter.
draft_pick	Draft pick filter.
draft_round	Draft round filter.
draft_year	Draft year filter.
height	Height filter.
historical	Historical flag.
league_id	League - default: '20' (G-League).
player_position	Player position filter.
season	Season - format 2020-21.
season_type	Season Type - Regular Season, Playoffs, All-Star.
team_id	Team ID filter.
weight	Weight filter.
active	Active status filter.
all_star	All-Star filter.
...	Additional arguments passed to an underlying function like httr.

Details

 nbagl_players()

Value

Returns a named list of data frames: PlayerIndex

PlayerIndex

col_name	types	description
PERSON_ID	character	Unique player identifier (V3 endpoints).
PLAYER_LAST_NAME	character
PLAYER_FIRST_NAME	character
PLAYER_SLUG	character	URL-safe player identifier.
TEAM_ID	character	Unique team identifier.
TEAM_SLUG	character	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
TEAM_CITY	character	Team city or region (e.g. 'Las Vegas').
TEAM_NAME	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
TEAM_ABBREVIATION	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
JERSEY_NUMBER	character
POSITION	character	Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.).
HEIGHT	character	Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches).
WEIGHT	character	Player weight in pounds.
COLLEGE	character	College or school attended.
COUNTRY	character	Country (full name or code).
DRAFT_YEAR	character	Draft year (4-digit).
DRAFT_ROUND	character	Round of the draft selection.
DRAFT_NUMBER	character
ROSTER_STATUS	character

Author(s)

Billy Fryer

See Also

Other NBA G-League Functions: nbagl_live_boxscore(), nbagl_live_pbp(), nbagl_pbp(), nbagl_schedule(), nbagl_standings()

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