Shahz has explained it on stream before, they said Riot put some restrictions cause they didn't want people to think G2 just bought their way into franchising
He also has years of synergy with the team. It’s a weird move cause NA doesn’t have any elite sentinels. That’s why you see mid players like moose in trials with c9
Aproto seems like the best option, but i don’t think neT was the problem. Feels crazy that the Guard core could split for one of the first times since its inception (besides duelist position)