Ep. 48 – LCSPA Exec. Director Phillip Aram on transparency, trash talk, Champions Queue, and more

The Executive Director of the LCS Players' Association, Phillip Aram, joins the show to talk Champions Queue, the ways LCS players share contract details with one another, how he coaches pros on trash talk, and a lot more.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:24 Phil's background in esports
• 5:45 How Phil became the LCSPA Exec. Director
• 9:40 The LCSPA board
• 15:05 The LCSPA's player leadership
• 21:05 How the LCSPA's success has achieved greater player buy-in
• 24:00 How LCS players share salary info with one other
• 27:45 How the LCSPA helps players navigate the tension between players and teams
• 33:10 How does the LCSPA advise players around appropriate/inappropriate agent behaviour?
• 37:30 Champions Queue
• 49:30 On trash talk
• 54:20 What's next for the LCSPA? A secret project!?
• 56:30 Outro