With the recent announcement that Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu and Heo "PawN" Won-seok have opted to leave EDward Gaming at the end of the season, the world super-agent market heated up with thoughts of where they will land for the 2017 season. What is also important to note, is that superstar jungler Lee "Spirit" Da-yoon and former Worlds' MVP Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong are also available free agents as season six draws to a close.
One of the obvious questions that comes to mind with this announcement is "where will they go," a question which still lacks a clear answer. Breaking down potential options, powerhouses such as SK Telecom and ROX Tigers are immediately ruled out. SKT is just coming off their third world championship, and while they did not look as dominant as they did in season five, their win was still convincing nonetheless. Thus, the likelihood that they make a roster change going into next season is unlikely.
The same can be said of the ROX Tigers. While they did not win the world championship and fell victim to SKT along their path to victory, their series was nothing less than spectacular and a candidate for the greatest of all time, thus ruling out another team for a potential roster swap. It also seems unlikely that Samsung would look to make a roster change either, having just lost to SKT, but still found consistency in their rookie AD Carry Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk, and their superstar mid laner Lee "Crown" Min-ho.