Just How Free Is Agency? feat. Hawken Miller
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Free Agency is upon us for League of Legends where teams are expected to make major bids for top players with expiring contracts. Underscoring the hundreds of thousands in salaries that are likely going to be used as bartering chips is a change in talent management. As the esports industry as grown, so has the influx of established talent agencies willing to represent esports athletes. This week, Hawken Miller, who wrote a story for Dot Esports about the changing agency landscape within esports, joins Imad to talk about the evolving presence of agents in esports. Read 'How esports agents help protect players and legitimize the industry' on Dot Esports. You can find Hawken at @HawkenMiller. FTW with Imad Khan is a part of the Dot Esports Podcast Network. New episodes release every Monday.
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