Preface: LPL teams have had a long-standing tradition of swapping players to adjust team atmosphere and performance when results are poor. Recently, BLG, widely considered the strongest LPL team, has been caught up in a roster change controversy. According to public leaks from streamer Lao Yue and a former manager of RA, BLG might bench Bin for a while to let him recharge and improve his public image. The top laner likely to replace Bin would be either 369 or Hoya.

Since BLG's double failure at MSI and the EWC, many LPL viewers have blamed top laner Bin for the losses. Some even call him a "black sheep," arguing that any "team-oriented" top laner would perform better than Bin. As Bin's public reputation crumbles, the former manager of RA publicly claimed that Bin might repeat the scenario of "carrying his backpack" and leaving the team during the first split.

Meanwhile, many insiders in the League community have reported that BLG is looking for a new top laner to replace Bin. Streamer Lao Yue confidently told his audience during a live stream that BLG will definitely sign either 369 or Hoya. This bold claim sparked widespread discussion. As the hype grew, another well-known leaker, Hanyi, openly contradicted Lao Yue on Zhu Kai's stream, saying he had WeChat contacts inside BLG and would call them to verify the roster change.

After Hanyi communicated with BLG management, he denied the rumor, stating that BLG would not sign Hoya. However, what intrigued many viewers was that Hanyi only said BLG wouldn't sign Hoya, but didn't rule out signing 369. Given that Lao Yue had previously mentioned BLG would choose between Hoya and 369, many speculated that BLG might indeed sign 369—since 369 excels at playing utility top laners and has a great relationship with mid laner Knight.

BLG is still too reliant on Bin.

After the rumors of Bin's departure surfaced, the League gossip king Sask discussed the impact of Bin leaving BLG during his stream. Sask stated that BLG is currently built around Bin as the core. If Bin leaves or is benched, the entire team might fall apart. Simply put, with Bin, BLG might not win the World Championship, but without Bin, they might not even qualify for Worlds. (What do you think? Will Bin be benched in the future?)

In addition to Sask's belief that BLG won't change their top laner, former world champion mid laner Doinb also spoke up for Bin during his stream. Doinb argued that Bin is the best top laner in the LPL, and BLG won't find a stronger player than him. He suggested that the current hype about BLG replacing their top laner is just a small trick by BLG's PR team to divert attention, given the immense public pressure on Bin.

Conclusion

Personally, I find Doinb's live-stream analysis quite reasonable. There really isn't a stronger top laner than Bin in the LPL right now. Any top laner joining BLG would face enormous public pressure: if they win, they become a tool to "bash" Bin; if they lose, they'll be criticized for being worse than Bin. (Honestly, given 369's current ability to handle pressure, I doubt he would dare to step into this fire.)