realgm_draft: *RealGM NBA Draft Results*

In hoopR: Access Men's Basketball Play by Play Data

RealGM NBA Draft Results

Description

Get the results of a past NBA draft from RealGM.

One row per selection (rounds 1 and 2, labelled by round) plus the listed undrafted players (round = NA), including pre-draft team / international club, age, years of service and nationality.

Requires a headless browser (see realgm_players()).

Usage

realgm_draft(year = most_recent_nba_season() - 1L)

Arguments

year	Draft year (the calendar year the draft was held). Defaults to the most recently completed draft (most_recent_nba_season() - 1).

Value

A hoopR_data tibble carrying draft_year and round columns:

col_name	types	description
pick	integer	Overall pick number (NA for undrafted).
player	character	Player name.
team	character	Drafting team abbreviation.
draft_trades	character	Draft-night trade note, if any.
pos	character	Position.
ht	character	Listed height.
wt	integer	Listed weight (lbs).
age	numeric	Age at draft.
yos	integer	Years of service since.
pre_draft_team	character	Pre-draft team / school / club.
class	character	College class / draft eligibility note.
nationality	character	Player nationality.
round	integer	Draft round (1, 2, or NA undrafted).
draft_year	numeric	Draft year (echoes year).

See Also

Other RealGM Functions: realgm_coaches(), realgm_draft_prospects(), realgm_early_entry(), realgm_future_free_agents(), realgm_gms(), realgm_individual_games(), realgm_individual_seasons(), realgm_player_stats(), realgm_players(), realgm_players_abroad(), realgm_rookie_scale(), realgm_salary_cap(), realgm_standings(), realgm_team_stats(), realgm_teams(), realgm_transactions()

Examples

## Not run: 
  try(realgm_draft(year = 2020))

## End(Not run)

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