After two months of nonstop roster trades, additions, and cuts, the 2018 NA LCS is finally almost here. On Jan. 20, we'll get to see if the traded veterans and eager rookies will be able to live up to the hype of their new teams—or fall flat on their faces.
This year in particular brought with it perhaps the most extreme case of roster shuffles the league has ever seen. This is probably due to the fact that the LCS is now franchised. There are new teams and larger investors in the arena now, and they most likely wouldn't be here if not for the removal of relegation. Investments are much more secure, and with more money comes more contract buying and selling, as well as much bigger offers.
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