What next for SlasheR? Possible CDL trades & landing spots Twitter: LA ThievesOn Monday, April 5, LA Thieves announced that they would be benching Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat and bringing Zack \u2018Drazah\u2019 Jordan to the starting line-up for the CDL Stage 2 Major. It was a roster announcement that pretty much nobody saw coming. SlasheR has been one of the best ARs in recent years, a consummate winner that brings everyone around him up. Referred to as a \u2018Michael Jordan mentality,\u2019 SlasheR\u2019s leadership style might lead to fallout, but he has a strong history of making teams work. Now, as arguably the face of the Thieves franchise, he\u2019s been benched. So what happens next? Fight for his LA Thieves spot Realistically, this is the most likely scenario. SlasheR isn\u2019t the type of player any team wants to give up unless there\u2019s serious money involved. With him and Donovan \u2018Temp\u2019 Laroda on the bench, LAT have a couple of stars ready to step in when needed. Read More: CDL 2021 Stage 2 Team of the Week & MVP – Ultimately, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see SlasheR starting again by the end of the season. He\u2019s the only true assault rifle player on that roster, and is one of the best at it too. Traded to another CDL team Of course, it\u2019s possible we see SlasheR head to another team and try to help them find success. It\u2019s clear the vibes have been off with the core trio of SlasheR, Kenny \u2018Kenny\u2019 Williams and Thomas \u2018TJHaly\u2019 Haly for some time, and a clean break could be just what they all need. Here are some of the possible landing spots should a blockbuster trade be made with another Call of Duty League team: London Royal Ravens: Despite improvements between Stage 1 and 2, there is still much more to be made in the London camp. Sean \u2018Seany\u2019 O\u2019Connor is a good player, but if SlasheR is a viable replacement, they\u2019d be silly to turn that down. The main issue here would be the value of London\u2019s trade options. Realistically, they will have to put a lot of money on the table to buy SlasheR out. – LA Guerrillas: Adam \u2018Assault\u2019 Garcia has been arguably one of the weakest main ARs in the CDL this season. Could a move to his local rivals, reuniting with his Champs-winning teammate Bryan \u2018Apathy\u2019 Zhelyazkov, be on the cards? It\u2019s something both parties could benefit from. – Florida Mutineers: The Mutineers have one of the strongest AR duos in the CDL, but as Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker and Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt discussed on Reverse Sweep, a trade with LAT could make sense. Trading for Joseph \u2018Owakening\u2019 Conley \u2014 perhaps with some cash entering LAT\u2019s pockets too \u2014 could make sense, and would definitely give the Thieves good trade leverage. – Watch now: The BLOCKBUSTER TRADE To Save LA Thieves\u2019 Season Of course, a trade seems unlikely at this stage. SlasheR\u2019s stock isn\u2019t as high as it once was, and a lot of teams have already made their desired trades. Not to mention the cost \u2014 whether it be traded players, fees or his contract \u2014 will be an incredible amount; one that other teams might not want to consider. Play in Challengers SlasheR in Challengers? We just don\u2019t see it happening. If it does happen, it will definitely be a temporary measure, and we can\u2019t imagine that environment being one that he will be willing to put up with. Retirement We know, this sounds even more ludicrous, but just last season the veteran AR said he would consider retirement if this season was online again. He himself has said in the past that he would consider retirement if CDL was played online this season. (via @INTELCallofDuty)pic.twitter.com\/FWfKd1sggt \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) April 5, 2021 It feels like an unreal possibility, but it\u2019s a possibility nonetheless. Could SlasheR just be waiting for the return of LAN events before making his comeback? Of course, there are a number of possibilities for SlasheR and LA Thieves going forward, but it will be interesting to see how each party reacts in the coming weeks, and how they look by the end of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What next for SlasheR? Possible CDL trades & landing spots Twitter: LA ThievesOn Monday, April 5, LA Thieves announced that they would be benching Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat and bringing Zack \u2018Drazah\u2019 Jordan to the starting line-up for the CDL Stage 2 Major. It was a roster announcement that pretty much nobody saw coming. SlasheR has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}