On January 1, Beijing time, the regular season of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League continued, and the Besiktas women's basketball team defeated Antanya BSB Club 98-70 at home, and the Chinese women's basketball player Li Yueru played well again, scoring a big double-double of 18 points and 18 rebounds, with a plus/minus of +30, the highest in the game. It was Li Yueru's last match in the Turkish League, and she drew a perfect end to 2023 with her performance.
In mid-July this year, Li Yueru gave up the opportunity of the domestic WCBA and signed with the Turkish giant Besiktas women's basketball team, hoping to improve her strength in the European arena and prepare for her return to the WNBA. After helping the women's basketball team win the championship in the Asian Games, she rushed to Turkey non-stop to start the journey of the new season. After joining Besiktas, Li Yueru quickly adapted to the rhythm of the game here, mingled with her teammates, and became the core center of the team, not only playing steadily in the Turkish League, but also showing absolute interior dominance in the European Cup, cutting two double-doubles in consecutive games, and even scoring 21 points and 15 boards in the case of illness.
Li Yueru's outstanding performance not only helped the Besiktas women's basketball team maintain the top four rankings in the league, but also led the team to the second round of the knockout round of the European Cup, creating the history of the Chinese women's basketball team. She also became the first player in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team to reach the second round of the knockout round of the European Cup, which is a huge encouragement and motivation for the Chinese women's basketball team.
Li Yueru's performance in Europe has also attracted the attention of many WNBA teams, who want to bring in this versatile center to add strength to their roster. Li Yueru currently has a contract with the Chicago Sky, and I don't know how she will choose, whether to stay with the Sky or choose to play for another WNBA team, after all, the WNBA buyout contract fee is very low.
Li Yueru's performance in the European arena has proved her strength and potential, and she is not only the future of the Chinese women's basketball team, but also the future of the WNBA. Her goal is to become a top center in the WNBA, and for this, she does not hesitate to give up her high salary and comfort at home and choose to endure hardships in overseas leagues, and this spirit of daring to challenge herself is worth learning from all Chinese players. I believe that in the new year, Li Yueru will continue to work hard, fight for her dreams, fight for the Chinese women's basketball team, and fight for Chinese basketball!List of high-quality authors