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MLP 2026 Pre-Draft: The 20-Team Mega Breakdown (Part 2)

February 18, 2026 admin 0 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Part 2 of our MLP 20-Team Mega Preview.

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News Opinion 

One Key Insight for Each MLP Transaction of 2026 So Far

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 admin 1 Comment APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball

The MLP Trade window opened last week and there have already been a bunch of transactions before the keeper deadline

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Opinion 

Numbers Sometimes Lie – Digging Deeper on the PPA Tour’s Record Breaking Viewership on CBS

January 30, 2026 admin 0 Comments cbs, pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball

Another tradition unlike other: the PPA propping up viewership or viewership adjacent numbers for mass public consumption as a sign

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APP Tour Star Sofia Sewing (appears) to Sign With UPA

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 admin 3 Comments app tour, ppa tour, pro pickleball, United Pickleball Association, UPA

Thoughts on the news that Sofia Sewing appears to be signing a deal with the UPA.

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Anna Leigh Waters to Nike; MLP Rule Changes; APP Tour Under Water? – Quick Hits on the Biggest Stories of the Week

January 16, 2026 admin 0 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, Nike, pickleball, pro pickleball

The Masters is going on right now but there have been a lot of non-tournament stories that have happened over

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Winners and Losers of 2025 in Pro Pickleball

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 admin 9 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We go through all the winners and losers in pro pickleball for 2025!

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News Opinion 

Ruthlessness and Lack of Transparency Looms Over UPA Contract Terminations

December 12, 2025December 23, 2025 admin 8 Comments major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

First, it was Quang Duong. Now, it’s James Ignatowich, Ryan Fu and Vivian Glozman.  Noted contract breacher, Quang Duong, had

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Opinion 

Is Too Much Yelling Bad for Pickleball?

July 29, 2025 admin 16 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We’re not going into a full takeaways post because it was a busy weekend for us and we haven’t been

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Lopsided Ben Johns Trade Leads to Big Questions Surrounding Competitive Integrity of MLP

July 21, 2025July 24, 2025 admin 17 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It’s being billed as the biggest trade in pickleball history, but it should represent something far different in the early

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New Jersey Trades for Noe Khlif as 5’s Remain in Championship or Bust Mode

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 admin 5 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Challenger is still alive for 2026, and in classic MLP fashion, that means the trade deadline was pushed back until

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  1. MLP 2026 Pre-Draft: The 20-Team Mega Breakdown (Part 2) – NML Pickleball on MLP 2026 Pre-Draft: The 20-Team Mega Breakdown (Part 1)February 18, 2026

    […] gave you part 1 of our 20-team mega breakdown yesterday. This article is part 2, which features the 9 remaining…

  2. MLP 2026 Pre-Draft: The 20-Team Mega Breakdown (Part 1) – NML Pickleball on One Key Insight for Each MLP Transaction of 2026 So FarFebruary 17, 2026

    […] we noted in a recent article, cash is king in Miami. They already traded Jay Devilliers and Mya Bui for…

  3. One Key Insight for Each MLP Transaction of 2026 So Far – NML Pickleball on APP Tour Star Sofia Sewing (appears) to Sign With UPAFebruary 9, 2026

    […] wrote about Sewing being an immediate top 25 player with top 10 upside after her signing to the UPA was…

  4. One Key Insight for Each MLP Transaction of 2026 So Far – NML Pickleball on MLP Trade Reactions – Texas/Miami, NJ/Phoenix and Hustlers BenchFebruary 9, 2026

    […] Don’t Believe in Bui. When Miami traded Eric Oncins away for Noe Khlif last year, we speculated that they may not…

  5. admin on PPA Tour Indoor National Championships – 5 Takeaways – “Medical” Timeout ChicaneryJanuary 31, 2026

    Not at all. We think if you have medical timeouts then this stuff will happen and Fed shouldn’t have gotten…

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