ChinaNews.net client, April 18th, April 18th, Beijing time, the 2020 WNBA Draft Conference will be held online, and finally the New York freeman will use the No. 1 pick to pick Yonescu from the University of Oregon. She will become New teammate of Chinese player Han Xu. Many NBA stars, including James and Durant, also paid attention to this draft conference.
New Section Champion Jonesco
The draft conference opened with tribute. In January this year, Kobe ’s second daughter, Jaina Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash, and the same opportunities, Alyssa Altobeli and Payton Chester, were selected as WNBA honors rookies .
At the WNBA Draft last year, two Chinese players, Han Xu and Li Yueru, were selected by the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream. This year's New York Liberty team, where Han Xu is based, won the No. 1 pick. They selected defender Jonesco from the University of Oregon, who will also become Han Xu's teammate next season.
Also playing for the New York team, basketball star Durant expressed his congratulations to Jonesco through social media, "Welcome to Brooklyn." LeBron James also congratulated all the selected players, "see Many people's dreams come true, salute you, and congratulations. "
In addition, Chinese players Li Yuan and Chen Mingling reached the age of 20 this year. According to the WNBA draft rules, the two reached the age of automatic election. In the previous simulations of some American media, Li Yuan and Chen Mingling were expected to be selected in the middle and back stages, but ultimately failed to come true. (Finish)