Heart Li Yueru has requested a commerce from the WNBA’s Seattle Storm as she seeks extra taking part in time, a supply with data of the scenario confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-7 Li was drafted into the league from her native China by Atlanta in 2019, however was traded twice and did not truly play within the WNBA till 2022 with Chicago. She appeared in 16 video games for the Sky that yr.
After one other commerce, Li spent final season with the Los Angeles Sparks, taking part in 38 video games and averaging 5.1 factors and three.7 rebounds. In February, she was a part of a multi-team commerce that despatched her to Seattle.
She has appeared in eight video games for the Storm, averaging 2.9 factors and 1.6 rebounds in 9.1 minutes.
Li, 26, is a crucial a part of the Chinese language nationwide workforce. She led China in scoring (17.7) and rebounding (11.0) on the Paris Olympics final yr. In line with the supply, the Chinese language federation prefers Li get extra taking part in time if she is to stay within the WNBA.
Li’s commerce request was first reported by GirlsTalkSportsTV.