Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant Reportedly in Trade Talks
By Nicholas Barth ·
With Stage 3 of the Overwatch League beginning on April 4th, two teams could be looking to make changes to their rosters.
Niether the Los Angeles Valiant or the Dallas Fuel had the successful Stage 2 that they were looking for, as the Valiant ended with a 6-10 record for the stage, while the Fuel were only able to collect a 2-8 Stage 2 record. Looking to improve for the beginning of Stage 3, both teams are reportedly in discussions with each other to make a major roster swap.
The LA Valiant and Dallas Fuel are engaged in late-stage trade talks that would send Unkoe to the Fuel and Custa to the Valiant, sources said.
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) March 26, 2018
According to esports journalist and insider Rod "Slasher" Breslau, the proposed trade would see Benjamin "Unkoe" Chevasson of the Los Angeles Valiant being sent to the Dallas Fuel and Scott "Custa" Kennedy being sent to the Los Angeles Valiant. This would be the latest roster change that Dallas has gone through since the end of Stage 1, as they signed both Dylan "aKm" Bignet and Dong-Jun "Rascal" Kim, while releasing Félix "xQc" Lengyel. The Los Angeles Valiant have not gone through any roster changes since the beginning of the Overwatch League, but with their recent struggles the team might be searching for an outside source to help steady the ship.
Getting pinged with lots of fair questions about our previous and future plans for the @LAValiant roster
— Noah Whinston (@NWhinston) March 26, 2018
A few things are still in motion, but we will provide a full and transparent account before the start of next stage
Los Angeles Valiant CEO Noah Winston took to Twitter earlier today and explained that the team will be providing fans with a "full and transparent account" of their roster situation before Stage 3 and stated that certain roster related moves are currently in motion. With Slasher's report of the proposed trade between the Dallas Fuel and Los Angeles Valiant coming soon after Winston's public statement, it points to an even stronger case that the Valiant could soon be making a major change to their core roster. Considering the Fuel's willingness to bring on new players and their searching for any measure to help improve their play, it would not be surprising to see them looking to acquire a player of Unkoe's caliber.
(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)