Add pre-cached 2025-26 starters fallback for HF deployment

data/api_data/starters_cache.json

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+      "pts": 18.0,
+      "reb": 8.4,
+      "ast": 1.6,
+      "min": 29.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Isaiah Hartenstein",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 11.2,
+      "reb": 10.4,
+      "ast": 3.0,
+      "min": 26.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Luguentz Dort",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 8.5,
+      "reb": 3.7,
+      "ast": 1.1,
+      "min": 26.8
+    }
+  ],
+  "ORL": [
+    {
+      "name": "Desmond Bane",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 18.9,
+      "reb": 4.5,
+      "ast": 4.5,
+      "min": 33.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Paolo Banchero",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 20.9,
+      "reb": 8.8,
+      "ast": 5.0,
+      "min": 33.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Franz Wagner",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 22.2,
+      "reb": 6.1,
+      "ast": 3.6,
+      "min": 32.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Anthony Black",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 15.9,
+      "reb": 4.1,
+      "ast": 4.0,
+      "min": 30.6
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Wendell Carter Jr.",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 12.5,
+      "reb": 7.7,
+      "ast": 2.2,
+      "min": 30.3
+    }
+  ],
+  "PHI": [
+    {
+      "name": "Tyrese Maxey",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 30.0,
+      "reb": 4.4,
+      "ast": 6.7,
+      "min": 39.5
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "VJ Edgecombe",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 15.8,
+      "reb": 5.3,
+      "ast": 4.2,
+      "min": 35.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Kelly Oubre Jr.",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 14.1,
+      "reb": 4.6,
+      "ast": 1.3,
+      "min": 31.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Quentin Grimes",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 13.8,
+      "reb": 4.0,
+      "ast": 3.7,
+      "min": 31.2
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Paul George",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 15.9,
+      "reb": 5.2,
+      "ast": 3.7,
+      "min": 29.8
+    }
+  ],
+  "PHX": [
+    {
+      "name": "Devin Booker",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 25.3,
+      "reb": 4.0,
+      "ast": 6.3,
+      "min": 34.1
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Dillon Brooks",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 20.5,
+      "reb": 3.4,
+      "ast": 1.7,
+      "min": 30.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Grayson Allen",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 16.3,
+      "reb": 2.9,
+      "ast": 3.8,
+      "min": 29.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Royce O'Neale",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 10.5,
+      "reb": 5.0,
+      "ast": 2.9,
+      "min": 29.3
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Collin Gillespie",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 13.4,
+      "reb": 4.1,
+      "ast": 4.8,
+      "min": 28.1
+    }
+  ],
+  "POR": [
+    {
+      "name": "Deni Avdija",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 26.2,
+      "reb": 7.1,
+      "ast": 6.9,
+      "min": 35.3
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Toumani Camara",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 12.9,
+      "reb": 5.0,
+      "ast": 2.6,
+      "min": 33.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Shaedon Sharpe",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 21.8,
+      "reb": 4.5,
+      "ast": 2.6,
+      "min": 30.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jrue Holiday",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 15.1,
+      "reb": 5.0,
+      "ast": 7.1,
+      "min": 29.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jerami Grant",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 19.9,
+      "reb": 3.9,
+      "ast": 2.6,
+      "min": 29.8
+    }
+  ],
+  "SAC": [
+    {
+      "name": "Keegan Murray",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 14.6,
+      "reb": 6.1,
+      "ast": 1.5,
+      "min": 35.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DeMar DeRozan",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 19.1,
+      "reb": 3.3,
+      "ast": 4.0,
+      "min": 33.6
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Zach LaVine",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 19.8,
+      "reb": 2.9,
+      "ast": 2.3,
+      "min": 32.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Domantas Sabonis",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 15.4,
+      "reb": 11.4,
+      "ast": 3.6,
+      "min": 30.2
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Russell Westbrook",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 15.4,
+      "reb": 6.2,
+      "ast": 7.0,
+      "min": 29.7
+    }
+  ],
+  "SAS": [
+    {
+      "name": "De'Aaron Fox",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 20.2,
+      "reb": 4.1,
+      "ast": 6.0,
+      "min": 32.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Devin Vassell",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 15.0,
+      "reb": 4.0,
+      "ast": 2.4,
+      "min": 31.9
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Stephon Castle",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 16.9,
+      "reb": 5.0,
+      "ast": 7.0,
+      "min": 30.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Victor Wembanyama",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 24.4,
+      "reb": 10.8,
+      "ast": 2.9,
+      "min": 28.7
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Julian Champagnie",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 11.6,
+      "reb": 6.3,
+      "ast": 1.5,
+      "min": 28.5
+    }
+  ],
+  "TOR": [
+    {
+      "name": "Scottie Barnes",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 19.7,
+      "reb": 8.2,
+      "ast": 5.5,
+      "min": 34.6
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Brandon Ingram",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 21.7,
+      "reb": 6.0,
+      "ast": 3.8,
+      "min": 34.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Immanuel Quickley",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 16.9,
+      "reb": 4.1,
+      "ast": 6.2,
+      "min": 32.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "RJ Barrett",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 19.6,
+      "reb": 5.0,
+      "ast": 3.7,
+      "min": 30.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jakob Poeltl",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 9.7,
+      "reb": 7.7,
+      "ast": 2.1,
+      "min": 25.3
+    }
+  ],
+  "UTA": [
+    {
+      "name": "Lauri Markkanen",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 27.9,
+      "reb": 7.2,
+      "ast": 2.2,
+      "min": 36.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Keyonte George",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 24.4,
+      "reb": 4.0,
+      "ast": 6.7,
+      "min": 34.4
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Walker Kessler",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 14.4,
+      "reb": 10.8,
+      "ast": 3.0,
+      "min": 30.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jusuf Nurkić",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 10.9,
+      "reb": 10.2,
+      "ast": 4.5,
+      "min": 26.1
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Svi Mykhailiuk",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 8.9,
+      "reb": 2.6,
+      "ast": 2.0,
+      "min": 24.5
+    }
+  ],
+  "WAS": [
+    {
+      "name": "Kyshawn George",
+      "position": "F",
+      "pts": 15.5,
+      "reb": 5.6,
+      "ast": 4.9,
+      "min": 31.2
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Bub Carrington",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 9.7,
+      "reb": 3.9,
+      "ast": 4.6,
+      "min": 28.3
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Trae Young",
+      "position": "G",
+      "pts": 19.3,
+      "reb": 1.5,
+      "ast": 8.9,
+      "min": 28.0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Alex Sarr",
+      "position": "C",
+      "pts": 17.2,
+      "reb": 7.4,
+      "ast": 2.8,
+      "min": 27.8
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Bilal Coulibaly",
+      "position": "G-F",
+      "pts": 10.1,
+      "reb": 4.7,
+      "ast": 2.5,
+      "min": 26.6
+    }
+  ]
+}

server.py

@@ -255,7 +255,26 @@ def warm_starter_cache():
                 import time
                 time.sleep(2)  # Wait before retry
     
-    logger.error("FAILED: Could not fetch NBA API data after all retries. Using fallback.")
+    # NBA API failed - try to load from cached file
+    logger.warning("NBA API failed. Loading fallback starters from cached file...")
+    try:
+        import json
+        cache_file = ROOT_DIR / "data" / "api_data" / "starters_cache.json"
+        if cache_file.exists():
+            with open(cache_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                all_starters = json.load(f)
+            
+            for team_abbrev, starters in all_starters.items():
+                cache["rosters"][team_abbrev] = {"data": starters, "timestamp": datetime.utcnow()}
+            
+            cache["all_starters"]["data"] = all_starters
+            cache["all_starters"]["timestamp"] = datetime.utcnow()
+            logger.info(f"FALLBACK SUCCESS: Loaded {len(all_starters)} teams from starters_cache.json")
+            return
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to load fallback starters: {e}")
+    
+    logger.error("FAILED: Could not fetch NBA API data after all retries. No roster data available.")
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Initialize Flask App