A new season of sports
Earlier today, there was good news from the Chinese women's basketball team: Li Yueru was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, and she will have a spot in the WNBA in the new season.
Edit. Here's the thing: Li Yueru's contract with the Chicago Sky is not over, but there is still one year left to be executed. In the last WNBA season, Li Yueru had to recuperate from a serious leg injury and did not return to the United States to compete. Later, Li Yueru went to play in the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League, and her performance got better and better, and she got the attention of many WNBA teams.
Earlier today, the Los Angeles Sparks announced a deal with the Chicago Sky, trading this year's first-round pick No. 8 for Li Yueru, Julie Allemand and a 2025 third-round pick. is willing to use the first-round pick to exchange for Li Yueru, and the Sparks are also determined to make good use of her, it is understood that the Sparks have promised Li Yueru's playing time, so as to ensure Li Yueru's tactical position.
Edit. To be able to have such a result, Li Yueru relied on her outstanding performance in Turkey, she is already the absolute main force of the Besiktas women's basketball team, and even if she is sick, she has to play the full 40 minutes, which is indeed very sharp. In addition, the Sparks also really want to have another Chinese player, they once tried the captain of the Chinese women's basketball team, Yang Liwei, but couldn't bear the latter's return to the national team to compete in the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, so they negotiated to terminate the contract.
Edit. The Sparks once had another Chinese women's basketball center, Zheng Haixia, and now they have a deal to get Li Yueru, which happens to complete a legacy. Li Yueru proved that the players of the Chinese women's basketball team also need to play in overseas leagues, so as to maintain a high-intensity competitive level and state, which is conducive to achieving good results in the Paris Olympics.