Alan "KiWiKiD" Nguyen and Lee "GBM" Chang-seok are now free agents, according to their Twitter pages.

Am officially a free agent, looking to do stuff other than playing(Worlds Prep!). Appreciate all offers, contact: OfficialKiwikid@gmail.com — KiWi (@KiWiKiDLoL) August 11, 2016

I am now officially a free agent.

I will return next season as a strong jungler and leader.

You can look forward to it😎 — GBM (@GBM_lol) August 11, 2016

Their departures from NRG eSports come just days after the team was relegated from the NA LCS. The team placed ninth in the summer split, causing them to go up against Echo Fox in the Promotion Tournament for a chance at preventing being dropped down to the NA CS. Echo Fox, who placed eighth in the summer split, won the series with a 3-0 sweep.

The showdown between NRG and Echo Fox is displaying a trend in the scene revolving around sports stars investing in esports, and whether there needs to be a franchise model provided for potential investors.



Fellow teammate Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer Larsen announced his departure from NRG on Wednesday, saying he's also currently a free agent.



GBM tweeted that he's returning to Korea and plans to transition from his previous position as mid laner to jungler. He also told theScore esports that he's unsure of which team he'll be playing with next.

GBM was a big name in the Korean LoL scene before joining the NA LCS with NRG in April. He played with the Jin Air organization for almost two years, at which time he gained a reputation for being one the best control mages in Korea.

KiWiKiD has been a part of the NA LCS for years, joining Team Dignitas in December 2012 and staying with them until this past April when they were relegated to the NA CS. It was then that he joined NRG eSports.

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