Player salaries are so inflated that even if the player performs it’s probably not worth it, but some players have incredible agents which has lead to some insane signings.
Swordart to TSM for 6 mil still boggles my mind. No matter what angle you look at it, it makes no sense, except if someone was intentionally trying to sink the org.
TL Pyosik is another more recent one. Not nearly egregious but idk how there are people that get paid to make decisions like these.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if HLE’s owners don’t watch any League of Legends. They’re actually one of the richest orgs but year after year they put together the most frustrating rosters.
TSM SwordArt is the worst in terms of mind-boggling expenditure.
If anyone needs proof that the LCS organisations had no clue what they were doing with their finances, it’s that deal.
There are a lot of good and bad signings, but 6.2 million for a player nobody else wanted is the type of shit that happens when a great many people in a decision-making process are all completely ignorant.
It’s followed by whoever signed the deal for the FTX sponsorship.
On top of the SA deal being terrible, they didn’t have it finalized in time and DL left. It was a bad deal and an even worse timeframe that it got completed on.