The Expansion Priority Draft is in the books, with Atlanta United FC set to pick first in December’s Expansion Draft and Minnesota United FC slated to select first at the 2017 MLS SuperDraft in January.
Atlanta won the Expansion Priority Draft coin flip, giving them the first choice of priority across six different player acquisition methods up for grabs on Sunday.
Club president Darren Eales chose to have first pick at the Expansion Draft, during which both expansion clubs will pick five unprotected players from current MLS rosters.
Minnesota sporting director Manny Lagos then chose to have first overall pick in January’s SuperDraft.