Li Yueru's salary is exposed! The new season in the WNBA is only 460,000 yuan, less than a quarter of the domestic one

Chinese women's basketball center Li Yueru was traded to the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. Li Yueru, who has been trying to return to the WNBA, seems to have gotten her wish, and the reason why she wants to continue to work hard in overseas leagues is entirely for her dreams, because she really doesn't make much money playing in the WNBA, at least far less than in the domestic WCBA league.

According to the statistics of the US media about Li Yueru's salary in the WNBA in 2024, Li Yueru can only get $64,700 before taxes in the WNBA in 2024, and it is a non-guaranteed contract.

Equivalent to RMB, this is 460,000 yuan before tax. In view of the high taxes in the United States and Li Yueru's expenses during her time playing in the United States, it is not easy for Li Yueru to get half of it, which is 230,000 yuan.

But if she plays in the WCBA, with Li Yueru's ability and position in the national team, she can get far more than she earned in the WNBA.

Su Qun, a well-known basketball media person, said when he posted an article last year that Li Yueru was going to play in the Turkish League, "With Xiaobao's status and personal ability in the national team, he is a top player in the WCBA, and he can get a salary of more than 1 million yuan when he returns to Guangdong, plus a winning bonus, there is no problem with 2 million." ”

But Li Yueru gave up her high salary in the WCBA this season and went to the Turkish league, just to prove herself in a challenging league and gain the attention and recognition of WNBA teams through overseas leagues. In addition, she felt that there was a lack of competition in the WCBA, and the championship race lost suspense very early, so she decided to go out and work hard.

Moreover, unlike the CBA, which has reformed players' contracts, the income of Chinese women's basketball players is still used to being measured in after-tax units. In other words, Li Yueru has no problem getting 2 million yuan after tax in the WCBA a year. And her salary in the WNBA in 2024, even if she gets all 460,000 yuan, is less than a quarter of what she plays in China.

Now, Li Yueru is willing to go to the United States to get a super salary and work hard, which shows how much she wants to improve herself.