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
(All times EST)
Draft Slot #1
Team: St. Louis Shock
Player drafted: Kate Fahey – 110k
Draft Slot #2
Team: Dallas Flash
Player drafted: Augie Ge – 100k
Draft Slot #3
Team: Columbus Sliders
Player drafted: Lea Jansen – 110k
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: Utah Black Diamonds
Player drafted: Helena Spiridis – $20k pts
Draft Slot #20
Team: Miami Pickleball Club
Player drafted: Jay Devilliers – $30k pts
Draft Slot #21
Team: Miami Pickleball Club
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
Draft Slot #26
Team: Texas
Player drafted: Michael Loyd – $10k pts
Draft Slot #27
Team: Texas
Player Drafted: Helena Jansen – 10,000 pts
Draft Slot #28
Team: St. Louis
Player drafted: Erik Lange – $10k pts
Draft Slot #29
Team: D.C Pickleball Team
Player drafted: Hannah Blatt – $10k pts
Draft Slot #30
Team: SoCal Hard Eights
Player drafted: Blaine Hovenier – 10k pts
Draft Slot #31
Team: NY Hustlers
Player drafted: Juan Benitez – 10k pts
Draft Slot #32
Team: Columbus
Player drafted: Roscoe Bellamy – 10k 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: Sam Querrey – 5,000 pts
Pick 27 – Texas – Helena Jansen – 10,000 ptsPick 28 – St. Louis – Erik Lange – 10,000 ptsPick 29 – D.C. – Hannah Blatt – 9,500 ptsPick 30 – SoCal – Blaine Hovenier – 10,000 ptsPick 31 – New York – Juan Benitez – 10,000 ptsPick 32 – Columbus – Roscoe Bellamy – 10,000 ptsPick 33 – New Jersey 5s – Christa Gecheva – 10,500 ptsPick 34 – New York – Danna Funaro – 10,500 ptsPick 35 – Orlando – Tom Evans – 7,500 ptsPick 36 – Orlando – Alli Phillips – 7,000 ptsPick 37 – Atlanta – Sam Querrey – 5,000 ptsPick 38 – UBD – Genie Erokhina – 4,500 pts Pick 39 – Miami – Yuta Funemizu – 4,500 ptsPick 40 – D.C. – Pat Smith – 3,000 ptsPick 41 – Phoenix – Alex Walker – 3,500 ptsPick 42 – Dallas – DJ Young – 4,000 ptsPick 43 – Atlanta – Rachel Rettger – 5,000 ptsPick 44 – Columbus – Marcela Hones – 4,000 ptsPick 45 – UBD – Yates Johnson – 3,500 pts Pick 46 – LA Mad Drops – Thomas Wilson – 4,000 ptsPick 47 – New Jersey – Craig Johnson – 3,000 ptsPick 48 – Phoenix – Pesa Teoni – 3,000 ptsPick 49 – LA Mad Drops – Angie Walker – 2,000 ptsPick 50 – Miami – Ava Ignatowich – 2,000 ptsPick 51 – Chicago – Pierina Imparato – 1,500 ptsPick 52 – Carolina – Liz Truluck – 1,000 ptsPick 53 – Dallas – Tatiana Ruhl – 1,000 ptsPick 54 – Carolina – Brandon French – 1,000 ptsPick 55 –
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I am live-streaming my reactions to the picks with “Matty Pickles” on YouTube and you can follow along here:
Let’s get into the action!