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Li Yueru

#28

Dallas Wings

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Center

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Season
PPG
2.0
RPG
2.0
APG
0.0
Career
PPG
4.8
RPG
3.6
APG
0.6
Height
6-7
Birthdate
Mar 28, 1999
Weight
--
College / Country
China
Draft
2019 Rnd 3 Pick 35
Experience
3 years

About Li

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

  • 2019: Selected 35th overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream.
  • 2022: Traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on February 5. Traded to the Chicago Sky on March 30.
  • 2023: Full season contract suspension by the Chicago Sky (Non-WNBA injury).
  • 2024: Traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on February 21.
  • 2025: Traded to the Seattle Storm on February 1 and signed training camp contract. Traded to the Dallas Wings on June 14.
  • 2026: Signed a reserved qualifying offer with the Wings on April 8.

 2025 SEASON WITH SEATTLE AND DALLAS:

  • Appeared in nine regular season games for Seattle and 22 regular season games for Dallas in 2025.
  • Averaged 6.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks per game.
  • Missed final ten games of the season due to an ACL sprain.
  • Posted career best of 20 points against IND on 8/12.
  • Scored in double figures in three consecutive games for the first time in her career (7/16, 7/13, 7/9).
  • Posted her third career double-double, with a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds against PHX (7/3).
  • Earned a career-high in minutes against ATL (6/24) and tallied her second career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 15 boards.

2024 SEASON WITH LOS ANGELES:

  • Appeared in 38 regular season games for the Sparks, starting in two.
  • Averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.
  • Her 89.8-percent free-throw percentage ranked third in the WNBA.

2023 SEASON WITH CHICAGO:

  • Missed season due to injury.

2022 SEASON WITH CHICAGO:

  • Made her debut in the 2022 season with the Chicago Sky following a pair of trades
  • Averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds over 16 games with the Sky.

INTERNATIONAL/OTHER:

  • Participated in the 2026 Unrivaled season with Mist BC, winning the championship.
  • Professional career began in China, playing for the Guangdong Dolphins of the Women’s Chinese Basketball League in 2015
  • Has represented China since 2017… earned two gold medals (Asian Games), two silver medals (FIBA Asia Cup, World Cup) and a bronze medal (FIBA Asia Cup) on the international stage.
  • Most recently helped China qualify for the 2026 FIBA World Cup, leading the team to a 4-1 record at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Wuhan in March 2026.
  • Led China with team highs of 17.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game at the 2024 Paris Olympics … recorded the most points by a woman in Chinese Olympic basketball history since 1998 with 31 points against Spain on July 28, 2024.
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