Dallas Fuel Declined Trade Offer from Los Angeles Valiant
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Dallas based Overwatch League has decided to not do business with one of their Los Angeles based counterparts that involved two high profile players.
According to a report from Rod Breslau, the Dallas Fuel declined a trade offer from the Los Angeles Valiant that would have sent Brandon "Seagull" Larned to Los Angeles and Kang-Jae "Envy" Lee to Dallas.
Valiant offered Envy to Fuel for Seagull but was declined, sources said. The Dallas Fuel are looking for a significant return in a trade involving Seagull.
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) March 31, 2018
The news comes after Breslau's earlier report of Seagull requesting to be traded from the Dallas Fuel, due to "internal conflicts with the organization and a lack of practice and playing time." Breslau stated that the Dallas Fuel are looking for a "significant return in a trade involving Seagull." Even with a role change to better suit the team's needs, due to the signing of DPS player Dylan "aKm" Bignet at the beginning of Stage 2, it looks as though Seagull has become dissatisfied with his situiation on the team throughout Stage 2 and is now looking for a new home in the Overwatch League.
This is not the first time that the organizations have reportedly been in trade talks leading up the beginning of Stage 3 of the league's inaugural season, as it was reported that Los Angeles was looking to send Benjamin "Unkoe" Chevasson to Dallas in exchange for Scott "Custa" Kennedy. No progress on the proposed deal has been made public as of yet.
With the Dallas Fuel ending Stage 2 with a record of 2-8 and the Los Angeles Valiant finishing with a Stage 2 record of 4-6, both teams are currently looking to make improvements to their rosters in hopes of making a stronger run in Stage 3. However, considering that Envy is one of the top performers for the Valiant, it is surprising to see that the team was willing to part ways with the player.
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(cover photo courtesy of the Overwatch League)