espn_wnba_freeagents: *Get ESPN WNBA Free Agents*

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Get ESPN WNBA Free Agents

Description

Get ESPN WNBA Free Agents

Get ESPN WNBA Free Agents

Usage

espn_wnba_freeagents(season = most_recent_wnba_season(), ...)

Arguments

season	Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent WNBA season.
...	Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use options(wehoop.proxy = ...).

Details

Calls the ESPN core-v2 endpoint ⁠https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/wnba/seasons/{year}/freeagents⁠. As of 2026-05, this endpoint returns HTTP 500 for every season tested and there is no documented replacement; the function consequently returns an empty tibble and emits a CLI error message. It is retained so that downstream code does not break if ESPN restores the endpoint, but should not be relied on in the meantime.

Value

A wehoop_data tibble with one row per free agent:

col_name	types	description
season	integer	Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
athlete_id	character	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_name	character	Athlete display name (ESPN).
position	character	Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.).
prior_team_id	character	Unique identifier for prior team.
status	character	Status label.
signed_team_id	character	Unique identifier for signed team.
signed_date	character	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
contract_value	character	Contract value.
contract_term_years	character	Contract term years.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

See Also

Other ESPN WNBA Functions: espn_wnba_athletes_index(), espn_wnba_award(), espn_wnba_calendar(), espn_wnba_coach_season(), espn_wnba_coaches(), espn_wnba_conferences(), espn_wnba_draft(), espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(), espn_wnba_draft_pick(), espn_wnba_draft_rounds(), espn_wnba_franchise(), espn_wnba_franchises(), espn_wnba_futures(), espn_wnba_game_all(), espn_wnba_game_odds(), espn_wnba_game_official_detail(), espn_wnba_game_play(), espn_wnba_game_play_personnel(), espn_wnba_game_player_box(), espn_wnba_game_probabilities(), espn_wnba_game_propbets(), espn_wnba_game_team_linescores(), espn_wnba_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_wnba_injuries(), espn_wnba_leaders(), espn_wnba_news(), espn_wnba_player_awards(), espn_wnba_player_career_stats(), espn_wnba_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_wnba_player_info(), espn_wnba_player_overview(), espn_wnba_player_seasons(), espn_wnba_player_stats(), espn_wnba_position(), espn_wnba_positions(), espn_wnba_powerindex(), espn_wnba_scoreboard(), espn_wnba_season_awards(), espn_wnba_season_group(), espn_wnba_season_groups(), espn_wnba_season_info(), espn_wnba_season_leaders(), espn_wnba_season_ranking(), espn_wnba_season_rankings(), espn_wnba_season_type(), espn_wnba_season_types(), espn_wnba_season_week(), espn_wnba_season_weeks(), espn_wnba_seasons(), espn_wnba_standings(), espn_wnba_team(), espn_wnba_team_injuries(), espn_wnba_team_news(), espn_wnba_team_record(), espn_wnba_team_record_detail(), espn_wnba_team_schedule(), espn_wnba_team_season_roster(), espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(), espn_wnba_team_stats(), espn_wnba_teams(), espn_wnba_transactions(), espn_wnba_venues(), espn_wnba_week_ranking(), espn_wnba_week_rankings()

Examples

  espn_wnba_freeagents(season = 2025)

wehoop documentation built on Aug. 25, 2026, 1:06 a.m.