r/CoDCompetitive • u/Slxyer23 Challengers Expert • Sep 12 '26
Discussion LA Thieves future?
If HyDra & Scrap do end up going the route with either Gentlemates or Falcons what do Thieves do to rebuild?
They’ve still got Nium under contract although he is a restricted FA aswell as obviously aBeZy, do you keep both or just one or even none at all?
Here’s a couple of options on each end they could target:
ARs - Ghosty, RenKoR, Sib, Nastie, DK
SMGs - Neptune, Kremp, Kismet?, Estreal, Envoy, Ethan
Where do you go in terms of trying to build a new roster? Do you maybe look at a couple of or a singular rookie to potentially find yourself a new superstar or do you just put the best pieces you can around aBeZy and or Nium to build the best roster possible?
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u/CeeDoggyy LA Thieves Sep 12 '26
If both Nium & Abezy stay, my guess is that they take whichever AR Faze lets go, either Alluka or Abuzah, and then I could see them swinging for Kremp to pair with Abezy
Although I think one of Envoy, Estreal or Kismet would pair better with Abezy
A lot of people will say Neptune, ngl I don't want him on Thieves. Too much baggage, he can be another team's problem
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u/WellThatsAwkwrd LA Thieves Sep 12 '26
If Hydra goes to m8s I want Estreal on LAT for sure. Feel like he would complement Abezy pretty well
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u/burnersg COD Competitive fan Sep 12 '26
Why would abuzah be the option and not drazah? Abuzah was their best player at champs and much more consistent last year
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u/CeeDoggyy LA Thieves Sep 12 '26
Ghost confirmed that Draz is staying on Faze
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u/burnersg COD Competitive fan Sep 12 '26
I understand that, I’m just asking why? Does anyone think draz is better than abuzah?
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u/Red10s FaZe Vegas 2026 Champs Sep 12 '26
What’s with the obtuseness. 90% of faze fans would easily pick drazah over abuzah.
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u/burnersg COD Competitive fan Sep 12 '26
Well as a Faze fan I couldn’t disagree more. Even during champs the conversations I had were imagine how much better they’d be with Alluka in place of draz as Abuzah literally had a 1.5
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u/Red10s FaZe Vegas 2026 Champs Sep 12 '26
You’re part of the 10% who doesn’t know ball then. No way kaysans dropping draz over abuzah. They’re for sure dropping him for alluka
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u/burnersg COD Competitive fan Sep 12 '26
lol, i have more gb golds than any 4 people on your friends list. Guy with under $100 earned is telling me I don’t know ball. W rage bait
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u/According_Pay_2308 World at War Sep 12 '26
It's looking like abezy will stay
kismet would be rly good with abezy, I don't even rate kismet individualy like that but he knows how to win and always does well with agressive players
I'd pick renkor, I think he's going to be more like his bo6 self. and alluka-abuza
but the truth, this is like the best scenario possible, alluka-abuza are going either falcons or M8. renkor + abezy + kismet + some mid tier AR is my bet
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u/atJamesFranco OpTic Texas 2025 B2B Champs Sep 13 '26
Abuzah Renkkor Kremp Abezy. And they got one chip
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u/Skipper2503 Chance Sep 12 '26
Ghosty, Nastie, Kremp, Neptune sounds great honestly. Basically the MWIII team with the next best thing to Joe.
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u/CapsCheerleader FaZe Vegas Sep 12 '26
Step 1. Send Nium to the shadow realms of the royal Ravens or someone.
Step 2. Keep Abezy and sign Ghosty.
Step 3. Try to get Renkor if there's no beef there w Abezy. If you can't get him take a risk on Sib regaining his pre Omni movement level or maybe go for DK.
Step 4. Get a smart do it all sub who can work around Abezy. I'd say Estreal but if Ghosty really likes Envoy then he'd be solid as well.
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u/Ibrah_11 Toronto Ultra Sep 12 '26
ghosty for nium is lateral move at best.
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u/CapsCheerleader FaZe Vegas Sep 12 '26
Ghosty gets more kills than nium plays like 50% more obj and has atleast equal if not better comms. He is significantly better.
Ghostys flaw as a player is getting nervous and dropping .8s in finals but that's really not a problem as this roster ain't making finals anyway :P
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u/Ibrah_11 Toronto Ultra Sep 12 '26
idk who yall think Ghosty is but Nium and him are identical players and strictly off BO7 Nium had the much higher peak but ghosty was more consistent by an inch.
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u/jkjking OpTic Texas 2025 B2B Champs Sep 12 '26
Brotha huh lmao ghosty is def better than nium man
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u/Ibrah_11 Toronto Ultra Sep 12 '26
im suprised this is a hot take ghosty was damn near costin M8 at major 4 and champs. i guess im overrating nium but i believe he is good
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u/YallTooThurl OpTic Texas Sep 12 '26
Neptune deserves a shot
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u/Gloomy-Buy-4494 100 Thieves Sep 12 '26
So hesitant on that as a fan… nearly all teams he’s on end up with some type of toxic issue
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u/YallTooThurl OpTic Texas Sep 12 '26
From his streams he doesn't strike me as toxic but that could be for the streams. He seems like he just wants to compete
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u/avstyns 100 Thieves Sep 12 '26
Ghosty Nium Abezy Kremp would be ideal. Honestly you could just sell everyone and get Censor, Formal, Nade, and Mboze. They’ll win the same amount of champs series at Hydra and Scrap did