Analysis and Forecast for Prominent League Pickleball Squads and Selection Prospects
This upcoming weekend, Major League Pickleball is set to host its 2025 player draft auction. The Premier league draft will take place on March 2nd, followed by the Challenger league draft on March 3rd. Here's a breakdown of the draft rules and guidelines:
- Teams will bid for draft slots, which grants them the right to select a player
- There's no salary cap or bid limits
- Teams can't draft a fifth/sixth player until all Premier teams have their "core-4" rosters set
Draft priorities for different teams based on keeper/drop actions and potential target players are analyzed. Top players available are categorized as male and female left/right side players. This is followed by a review of 2024 returning Premier teams' needs and potential draft options. Finally, the focus shifts to the 2025 Challenger teams' unmet requirements.
Top male left-side players include Ignatowich, Sock, Newman, Duong, Khlif, and Hovenier. Right-side players to watch are Devilliers, Bellamy, Ge, Koller, M.Emmrich, French, Young, Loyd, Scarpa, and Freeman. Female left-side notables include Bouchard and Smith, while Jansen, David, Fahey, Gecheva, and T.Emmrich dominate the right side.
With the MLP draft approaching, stay tuned for more analysis and predictions on potential team formations and player pairings.
- Lea Jansen, a prominent right-side player, is eagerly anticipated in the Major League Pickleball draft this weekend.
- Kate Fahey, a talented left-side player, is expected to be a high pick in the upcoming Major League Pickleball player draft auction.
- The 2025 Major League Pickleball player draft auction is set to feature Jack Sock, a major league pickleball player known for his skill on the left side.
- Quang Duong, a top-tier male left-side player, is expected to be a hot pick in the Challenger league draft following the Premier league draft.
- According to the draft guidelines, teams cannot bid for their fifth or sixth player until all Premier teams have their "core-4" rosters set, such as Augustus Ge and his teammates.
- The draft auction commences at 7pm on March 2nd for the Premier league, followed by the Challenger league draft on March 3rd, with no salary cap or bid limits in place.
