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.


Follow Phillip at twitter.com/Phillip_Aram
Follow the LCSPA at twitter.com/NALCSPA
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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