Suddenly, the WNBA completed a blockbuster 3-way deal, as follows:

Seattle Storm got Li Yueru + 25 years of eye signing (from Sparks);

Las Vegas Aces get Lloyd +13 pick (from Sparks);

The Los Angeles Sparks get Plum's +9 pick (from the Storm).

As a result, Li Yueru completed the transfer, and Storm became the third team in her WNBA career (Sky → Spark → Storm).

It is worth mentioning that on June 12 last year, when Li Yueru was still playing for the Los Angeles Sparks, she scored a career-high 18 points plus 7 boards (4 frontcourt boards) when she challenged her new club Seattle Storms away.

Last season, Li Yueru played in 38 games for the Sparks, including 2 starts, averaging 14.4 minutes per game, scoring 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists, shooting 46.1% from the field.

Li Yueru is the new leader of the contemporary Chinese women's basketball team, averaging 17.7 points and 11 rebounds per game at the Paris Olympics last year, shooting 63% from the field, ranking first in rebounds per game among all participating players, and ranking sixth in points per game.

At the same time, Li Yueru is considered an "outlier" in the Chinese women's basketball team, Li Meng, Han Xu and others all choose the WCBA environment with a high salary and few things close to home, but she has insisted on drifting overseas in recent years, not only playing in the WNBA, but also going to the Turkish Super League to fight, and always accepting high-level league experience, which is also the reason why it has been improving.

When I was asked why I didn't go back to play in the domestic league? Li Yueru replied: "Shouldn't there be a higher pursuit? I'll go back when I'm old.”

It is reported thatLi Yueru has an annual salary of 4 million yuan in the WCBA, the annual salary of the Turkish league is 1 million yuan, and the annual salary of the WNBA is about 470,000 yuan.

It means that you are tired and tired all year round overseas, and you can't earn half of your annual salary in China...... I admire these sisters more and more.

But for many young people, dreams are far more important than money.

Both Lee Yue-ru and Choi Yong-hee are like this, and there will be more domestic players willing to do so in the future, even if they know that they may pay a huge price for it.

Bless all the dreamers, and congratulations to Li Yueru on starting a new journey in her WNBA career!