On May 5, Beijing time, according to the Chicago Sun, according to Li Yueru's agent Mike Cound, Li Yueru was waiting for a work visa and was expected to arrive in Chicago before June. According to previous reports, the WNBA Chicago Sky team officially announced that it had acquired the signing rights of Li Yueru from Los Angeles Sparks through the trade of guard Lexie Brown. At this stage, the Sky team has signed a rookie contract with Li Yueru, which means that Li Yueru will get the opportunity to play in the WNBA. After the signing, Sky manager and head coach James Wade said: "I think Li Yueru can add unique vitality to the team. ”
Can go to the WNBA to play, is the dream of every basketball player, and now Li Yueru finally has the opportunity to realize this dream, the history of the Chinese women's basketball team has a number of players to play the WNBA, the best performance is the first person in the history of women's basketball Zheng Haixia, Li Yueru and the predecessors are the main inside line, and the size is huge, looking forward to Li Yueru's performance at that time!
For the 23-year-old Li Yueru, the opportunity to play in the WNBA this time is a good opportunity for herself, and she has the opportunity to take her personal comprehensive ability to a higher level.
Li Yueru was selected by the Atlanta Dream team at the 2019 WNBA Draft, and the Chinese player who was selected with Li Yueru with the WNBA team was Han Xu. And the follow-up Han Xu has a trip to the WNBA to play, next season will be the second time to play, while Li Yueci this time is the first time, women's basketball O'Neal has the ability to look higher on the stage to show themselves.
For the current Chinese women's basketball team, Li Yueru and Han Xu are the hope of the future, compared with Han Xu, Li Yueru is 2 meters tall and weighs 103KG, which is more confrontational, which is conducive to Li Yueru's faster integration into the strength of the WNBA. Looking at the current Asian basketball world, Li Yueru almost stood at the peak, in the Asian Cup player list released in September 2021, Li Yueru ranked first, in the current event, Li Yueru helped the Chinese women's basketball team to win the runner-up, and personally was also selected as the best team in the event.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)