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Nico the Lefty discusses the significant events of the 2026 Major League Pickleball Draft, including record-breaking player prices and the youth movement in the sport.

Nico the Lefty reacts to the massive moves in the 2026 Major League Pickleball Draft. Anna Bright goes for $1.23 Million, Jorja Johnson says bye-bye to big bro and joins Gary Vee and Anna Leigh Waters in Clown Town. Plus the MLP youth movement is in full effect. More Teams are taking chances on teenage players both international and domestic. There’s a completely new way to optimize your health. Give Blue Cannatine a try at https://troscriptions.com/DINK or enter BETTER at checkout for 10% off your first order. Be the first to try Zane's new course here: https://tzpickleball.com/#Pickleball #PPATour #PickleballPodcast Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' free e-newsletter at https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com / thedinkpickleball -Follow us on IG -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: / thedi. . -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball #pickleball…

People in this episode

Host: Nico the Lefty

Topics covered

• Major League Pickleball Draft
• expensive draft picks
• youth movement
• pickleball
• health optimization

Keywords

• pickleball
• draft picks
• Anna Bright
• Jorja Johnson
• Gary Vee
• health optimization
• Blue Cannatine

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Blue Cannatine

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Organizations: Major League Pickleball, TZ Pickleball, The Dink Pickleball

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