Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 20 (Reporter Cao Yibo) The Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WNBA) announced on the 20th that the team acquired Chinese player Li Yueru through a trade with the Chicago Sky. In the
transaction, the Sparks sent the eighth pick in the first round of 2024 and obtained Li Yueru, Alemand and a 2025 third-round pick from the Sky.
In the 2019 wnba draft, Li Yueru was selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 11th overall pick in the third round (35th overall). In February 2022, the Los Angeles Sparks obtained Li Yueru's signing rights through a trade. Later, the signing rights were traded to the Chicago Sky. She represented the Sky in the 2022 WNBA season. In terms of the national team, Li Yueru competed in the Tokyo Olympics with the Chinese Women's Basketball Team and won the runner-up in the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, the 2023 Women's Basketball Asian Cup and the Hangzhou Asian Games championship. After the Asian Games, Li Yueru went to the Turkish League and joined Besiktas.
Sparks head coach Miller said in an interview: "Li Yueru is currently playing an excellent season in Turkey, and she will also play an important role in the Chinese team's Paris Olympic journey. She has excellent physical conditions, and her joining It is a good reinforcement for the team's inside line."
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
