Trade Window #1 of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season is underway and will run through Feb. 15 at 10am ET.

This article will be updated as trades are announced, with the newest moves at the top.

Jan. 31

A transaction was announced between the Chicago Slice and New Jersey 5s:

• Chicago receives Zane Navratil
• New Jersey receives cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Analysis for Chicago

Roster: Callie Smith, Pierina Imparato, Hunter Johnson, Zane Navratil, Carlos Di Laura

Chicago continues to stay busy in the early stages of Trade Window #1, as this is the second move they have made in as many days. They received cash when they sent Max Freeman to the Los Angeles Mad Drops, so it’s entirely possible that part of that payment went to immediate use in this transaction. Navratil is a serviceable No. 2 guy on most teams and will always bring the energy, which is paramount in MLP. He is also sponsored by the newly formed Paddletek Group, the parent company of the new Paddletek/ProXR entity that is backed by Thirty-5 Capital, the same company that formed the Slice in 2023. This move makes sense for a lot of reasons.

Analysis for New Jersey

Roster: Anna Leigh Waters, Meghan Dizon, Mari Humberg, Noe Khlif, Will Howells

With this move, the 2024 and 2025 runners-up say farewell to their team captain from the past two seasons. Even though he wasn’t in the starting lineup for the second half of the 2025 season, he still played a crucial role in their success as a captain and was an unmistakable part of the squad’s essence. With Navratil gone and extra cash in hand, the 5s will most likely go after a male singles specialist either through a trade or the draft, since they appear to have gone all-in on the Howells/Khlif men’s doubles partnership for the upcoming campaign.

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A trade was announced between the Atlanta Bouncers and Miami Pickleball Club:

• Atlanta receives Jay Devilliers
• Miami receives Eric Roddy and cash
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Analysis for Atlanta

Roster: Victoria DiMuzio, Rachel Rettger, Jaume Martinez Vich, Jay Devilliers

This move greatly strengthens the Bouncers’ men’s doubles core of Devilliers and Martinez Vich, even though both players typically play the left in men’s doubles. The women are still a big question mark for Atlanta, especially since Vivienne David announced her retirement from pro competition earlier this month. DiMuzio showed promise in her first full season, so Atlanta will be looking to find a strong female player either though additional trades or the draft.

Analysis for Miami

Roster: Mya Bui, Tammy Emmrich, Tatiana Ruhl, Juan Benitez, Yuta Funemizu, Eric Roddy

After Noe Khlif was traded away, Jay Devilliers carried this team to a postseason appearance in 2025. Now, Miami receives what we can assume is a sizeable amount of cash to look at rebuilding through the draft.

Jan. 30

The first trade of the season is between the Los Angeles Mad Drops and Chicago Slice:

• Los Angeles receives Max Freeman
• Chicago receives Hunter Johnson and cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Analysis for Los Angeles

Roster: Catherine Parenteau, Jade Kawamoto, Mehvish Safdar, Ben Johns, Max Freeman, Wes Burrows

This move will set up Ben Johns to play men’s doubles alongside Freeman, who is a lefty. Johns has had success playing with lefties in MLP before, as he played men’s doubles with Tyler Loong on a Seattle Pioneers (now Carolina Hogs) squad that he won a title with in 2023. Unfortunately for LA, this move will also break up the Johnson-Kawamoto partnership, which had proven to be one of the league’s better No. 2 mixed doubles pairings in 2024 and 2025.

Analysis for Chicago

Roster: Callie Smith, Pierina Imparato, Hunter Johnson, Carlos Di Laura

The Slice find themselves in a troubling spot after the contracts of both Vivian Glozman and James Ignatowich were terminated during the offseason, but this move is certainly a step in the right direction. The Slice had a dismal 3-9 DreamBreaker record in 2025 (and narrowly missed the playoffs as a result), so getting the No. 1 ranked men’s singles player on the PPA Tour in Johnson should certainly help Chicago’s cause in that area. Additionally, the money Chicago received from this transaction should go a long way toward their effort to rebuild through the Free-Agency Draft, which is scheduled for Feb. 27.