PHILADELPHIA — D.C. United’s draft day ended before it began Friday as the club traded the No. 3 overall pick to Los Angeles FC for $200,000 worth of allocation money, the Insider has learned.
Barring another trade during the event, United will not have a selection in the first two rounds conducted at Philadelphia Convention Center. It had dealt its second-round pick last week to Vancouver for goalkeeper David Ousted. MLS will conduct the final two rounds by conference call Sunday. United has four selections, but the last half of the draft rarely yields players that make first-team rosters.