Defending champions Brisbane Heat managed to get back their tall, left-arm fast bowler Paul Walter back in the second round after they pre-signed Colin Munro in the platinum category. Sussex and Trent Rockets batter Tom Alsop was in for his BBL debut, rounding up their picks. Apart from Duckett, Stars also selected Pakistan legspinner Usama Mir and assigned a second player to the platinum category in Tom Curran, with whom they had inked a two-year deal.

Adelaide Strikers, who had pre-signed Ollie Pope in the golden category, drafted allrounder Jamie Overton in the platinum category and West Indies allrounder Fabian Allen in the third round. Sydney Thunder allocated the platinum category to their pre-signing Sam Billings and drafted in New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson (also platinum) and West Indies allrounder Sherfane Rutherford (silver).

Overall, 14 English players will be part of BBL 14.

How the BBL draft played out

Melbourne Stars: Ben Duckett (platinum), Tom Curran (pre-signed, platinum), Usama Mir (silver)
Melbourne Renegades: Laurie Evans (platinum), Jacob Bethell (gold), Tim Seifert (pre-signed, gold)
Sydney Thunder: Lockie Ferguson (platinum), Sam Billings (pre-signed, platinum), Sherfane Rutherford (silver)
Hobart Hurricanes: Shai Hope (platinum), Chris Jordan (pre-signed, platinum), Rishad Hossain (bronze)
Adelaide Strikers: Jamie Overton (platinum), Ollie Pope (pre-signed, gold), Fabian Allen (silver)
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro (pre-signed, platinum), Paul Walter (gold), Tom Alsop (bronze)
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen (pre-signed, platinum), Matthew Hurst (silver), Keaton Jennings (bronze)
Sydney Sixers: James Vince (retained, platinum), Akeal Hosein (pre-signed, gold), Jafer Chohan (bronze)