MLP WAIVERS #2 LIVE RESULTS & RECAP

MLP Waivers #2 kicks off today with Premier Level teams making their selections on Monday, June 16 starting at Noon ET, followed by Challenger Level teams on Wednesday, June 18. The official waiver order is listed below.

June 16 Premier Waivers

To be eligible to make a claim, Premier teams were required to submit a waiver bid by Thursday, June 12. Three teams submitted bids. Selections will be posted below.

Premier Level (one round; picks cannot be traded)

1. New York Hustlers
2. SoCal Hard Eights
3. Carolina Hogs

Pick	Team 1	Claimed	From (Team 2)	Waived	Team 2	Added
1	New York Hustlers	Felicity Di Laura	St. Louis Shock	Lingwei Kong	St. Louis Shock	Cailyn Campbell
2	SoCal Hard Eights	–	–	–	–	–
3	Carolina Hogs	Roscoe Bellamy	SoCal Hard Eights	Brandon French	SoCal Hard Eights	John Lucian Goins

In addition to waivers, Premier teams may request a bench player replacement by Tuesday, June 17, at Noon ET, following the completion of Premier waivers and this blog will be updated with that information.

June 17 Update

Here are the the results of player replacement requests:

Restricted List*

• Orlando Squeeze place Tom Evans on the Restricted List; Add Grayson Goldin
• New York Hustlers place Helena Spiridis on the Restricted List; Add Luana Stanciu

Bench Player Replacements

• Texas Ranchers add Wyatt Stone; Waive Rafa Hewett
• Carolina Hogs add Martin Emmrich; Waive Collin Johns

*Tom Evans (ORL) and Helena Spiridis (NY) have been advised by UPA legal NOT to travel back to the U.S. from Australia until their P1 visas are fully approved.

• Due to this extenuating circumstance, MLP has created the Restricted List, which is for use only with league approval for circumstances outside of team and player control
• Players placed on the Restricted List will remain on their respective rosters, but – like Injured Reserve – not count towards their team’s active roster limit
• Tom and Helena have been placed on the Restricted List, with league approval
• When they return, they will be reinstated to their team’s active roster and the substitute player will immediately be dropped

June 18 Challenger Waivers

The Challenger Level selection order is determined by points earned per match played to date (the team with the fewest points per match will select first, etc.). Match Win % will serve as first tiebreaker and Games Won % will serve as second tiebreaker. Selections will be shared below on Wednesday.

Challenger Level (two rounds – same order in each round; picks can be traded)

1. Florida Smash (0.60 pts/match)
2. Bay Area Breakers (1.00 pts/match)
3. California Black Bears (1.00 pts/match)
4. D.C. Pickleball Team (1.80 pts/match)
5. Nashville Chefs (2.00 pts/match)
6. Las Vegas Night Owls (2.60 pts/match)

Rd 1 Pick	Team	Selected	Waived
1	Florida Smash	Paula Rives Palau	Sarah Ansboury
2	Bay Area Breakers	Did Not Pick	N/A
3	California Black Bears	Did Not Pick	N/A
4	D.C. Pickleball Team	Did Not Pick	N/A
5	Nashville Chefs	Did Not Pick	N/A
6	Las Vegas Night Owls	Did Not Pick	N/A

Rd 2 Pick	Team	Selected	Waived
1	Florida Smash	Did Not Pick	N/A
2	Bay Area Breakers	Did Not Pick	N/A
3	California Black Bears	Did Not Pick	N/A
4	D.C. Pickleball Team	Did Not Pick	N/A
5	Nashville Chefs	Did Not Pick	N/A
6	Las Vegas Night Owls	Did Not Pick	N/A

Who is Eligible?

For both Premier and Challenger waivers:

• Only players under UPA contract are eligible to be claimed; teams may no longer claim a player not under UPA contract
• Players that were not drafted in 2024 or signed during 2025 MLP Free Agency – but were selected on waivers – will not be eligible to be kept in future years
• Waiver slots can be utilized in trades between Challenger teams or used to make a selection