
The day we have been waiting for is here! The Major League Pickleball (MLP) Premier Free Agency Draft is taking place on Sunday, March 2nd, at Noon EST.
This is a live, real-time blog — detailing the picks, providing analysis, and more.
Premier Level Draft Coverage
Draft Slot #1
Team: St. Louis Shock
Player drafted: Kate Fahey - 130k pts
Draft Slot #2
Team: Dallas Flash
Player drafted: Augie Ge - 100k pts
Draft Slot #3
Team: Columbus Sliders
Player drafted: Lea Jansen - 110k pts
Draft Slot #4
Team: D.C. Pickleball Team
Player drafted: Riley Newman - 110k pts
Draft Slot #5
Team: Chicago Slice
Player drafted: James Ignatowich - 90k pts
Draft Slot #6
Team: Phoenix Flames
Player drafted: Jack Sock - 100k pts
Draft Slot #7
Team: LA Mad Drops
Player drafted: Quang Duong - 80k pts
Draft Slot #8
Team: New Jersey 5s
Player drafted: - Genie Bouchard - 90k pts
Draft Slot #9
Team: Chicago Slice
Player drafted: Vivienne David - 80k pts
Draft Slot #10
Team: Chicago Slice
Player drafted: Max Freeman - 80k pts
Draft Slot #11
Team: Atlanta Bouncers
Player drafted: Victoria DiMuzio - 70k pts
Draft Slot #12
Team: Chicago Slice
Player drafted: Callie Smith - 70k pts
Draft Slot #13
Team: Utah Black Diamonds
Player drafted: Mehvish Safdar - 50k pts
Draft Slot #14
Team: Texas Ranchers
Player drafted: Noe Khlif - 50k pts
Draft Slot #15
Team: New York Hustlers
Player drafted: Zane Ford - 30k
Draft Slot #16
Team: New York Hustlers
Player drafted: Donald Young - 30k
Draft Slot #17
Team: Miami Pickleball Club
Player drafted: Mya Bui - 20k pts
Draft Slot #18
Team: Orlando Squeeze
Player drafted: Samantha Parker - 30k pts
Draft Slot #19
Team: New York Hustlers
Player drafted: Helena Spiridis - 20k pts
Draft Slot #20
Team: Miami Pickleball Club
Player drafted: Jay Devilliers - 30k pts
Draft Slot #21
Team: New York Hustlers
Player drafted: Domi Schaefer - 20k pts
Draft Slot #22
Team: Carolina Pickleball Club
Player drafted: Tammy Emmrich - 10k pts
Draft Slot #23
Team: SoCal Hard Eights
Player drafted: Ivan Jakovljevic - 10k pts
Draft Slot #24
Team: SoCal Hard Eights
Player drafted: Ryan Fu - 10k pts
Start of Substitute Players
Draft Slot #25
Team: St. Louis
Player drafted: Felicity Di Laura - 10,100 pts
Draft Slot #26
Team: Texas
Player drafted: Michael Loyd - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #27
Team: Texas
Player Drafted: Helena Jansen - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #28
Team: St. Louis
Player drafted: Erik Lange - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #29
Team: D.C Pickleball Team
Player drafted: Hannah Blatt - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #30
Team: SoCal Hard Eights
Player drafted: Blaine Hovenier - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #31
Team: NY Hustlers
Player drafted: Juan Benitez - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #32
Team: Columbus
Player drafted: Roscoe Bellamy - 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #33
Team: New Jersey
Player drafted: Christa Gecheva - 10,500 pts
Draft Slot #34
Team: New York
Player drafted: Danna Funaro - 10,500 pts
Draft Slot #35
Team: Orlando
Player drafted: Tom Evans - 7,500 pts
Draft Slot #36
Team: Orlando
Player drafted: Alli Phillips - 7,000 pts
Draft Slot #37
Team: Atlanta
Player drafted: Sam Querrey - 5,000 pts
Draft Slot #38
Team: Utah
Player drafted: Genie Erokhina - 4,500 pts
Draft Slot #39
Team: Miami
Player drafted: Yuta Funemizu - 4,500 pts
Draft Slot #40
Team: D.C.
Player drafted: Pat Smith - 3,000 pts
Draft Slot #41
Team: Phoenix
Player drafted: Alex Walker - 3,500 pts
Draft Slot #42
Team: Dallas
Player drafted: DJ Young - 4,000 pts
Draft Slot #43
Team: Atlanta
Player drafted: Rachel Rettger - 5,000 pts
Draft Slot #44
Team: Columbus
Player drafted: Marcela Hones - 4,000 pts
Draft Slot #45
Team: Utah
Player drafted: Yates Johnson - 3,500 pts
Draft Slot #46
Team: LA Mad Drops
Player drafted: Thomas Wilson - 4,000 pts
Draft Slot #47
Team: New Jersey
Player drafted: Craig Johnson - 3,000 pts
Draft Slot #48
Team: Phoenix
Player drafted: Pesa Teoni - 3,000 pts
Draft Slot #49
Team: LA Mad Drops
Player drafted: Angie Walker - 2,000 pts
Draft Slot #50
Team: Miami
Player drafted: Ava Ignatowich - 2,000 pts
Draft Slot #51
Team: Chicago
Player drafted: Pierina Imparato - 1,500 pts
Draft Slot #52
Team: Carolina
Player drafted: Liz Truluck - 1,000 pts
Draft Slot #53
Team: Dallas
Player drafted: Tatiana Ruhl - 1,000 pts
Draft Slot #54
Team: Carolina
Player drafted: Brandon French - 1,000 pts
Draft Slot #55
Team: SoCal
Player drafted: Lauren Hidalgo Smith - 1,000 pts
Draft Slot #56
Team: Chicago
Player drafted: Carlos Di Laura - 1,000 pts
Team By Team Rosters
In alphabetical order
Atlanta Bouncers

Carolina Pickleball Club

Chicago Slice

Columbus Sliders

D.C. Pickleball Club

Dallas Flash

LA Mad Drops

Miami Pickleball Club

New Jersey 5s

New York Hustlers

Orlando Squeeze

Phoenix Flames

SoCal Hard Eights

St. Louis Shock

Texas Ranchers

Utah Black Diamonds

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