On the 18th, the WNBA Liberty team officially announced that Chinese player Han Xu accepted the qualification offer provided by the team, and the team completed the contract renewal with her.
According to US media reports, after Han Xu renewed her contract with the New York Liberty, her annual salary is about 69,000 U.S. dollars (about 434,000 yuan), which is a lower level in the team.
The highest paid player in the New York Liberty is Jonquil Jones ($211,150).
Han Xu has played in the WNBA twice in her career. After Han Xu returned to the WNBA last season, she played for the New York Liberty for the second time and grew rapidly, securing the team's role as the sixth man on the bench.
After playing for Liberty last season, Han Xu joined the Chinese women's basketball team non-stop and participated in the Women's Basketball World Cup held at the end of September, shining brilliantly.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, after the end of last season, Libero expressed his intention to renew his contract with Han Xu.
Recently, Han Xu accepted the qualification offer from a free agent. Although the salary is not high, it is clear that Han Xu values playing opportunities more.
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How to coordinate the national women's basketball players of "studying abroad" and preparing for domestic conflicts is the key
Not only Han Xu, but another national women's basketball player, Yang Liwei, also received a two-year contract from the Los Angeles Sparks.
According to a reporter from Beiqing Daily, Li Meng, Wang Siyu and other players are also actively seeking opportunities to play in the WNBA. These female basketball players hope to accelerate their growth through the experience of playing in higher-level leagues.
Li Meng, who is known as "LeBron Dream", said in an interview with a reporter from Beiqing Daily: "It is my dream to play in the WNBA." thing.
According to a reporter from Beiqing Daily, Wang Siyu, who also performed well in the Women's Basketball World Cup, and his management team are also contacting the WNBA team, hoping to facilitate Wang Siyu's joining as soon as possible.
It should be pointed out that this year the Chinese women's basketball team has many important events and tasks, among which the Asian Cup in June and the Asian Games in September are the top priorities.
At present, if Chinese women's basketball players want to land in the WNBA, their arrival time will have a big conflict with the Chinese women's basketball team's preparation and participation time.
How to coordinate the relationship between playing in the WNBA and representing the national team will be the key to whether Chinese female basketball players can set off a large-scale study abroad.
However, the Chinese Basketball Association is very supportive of Chinese women's basketball players going abroad. If more women's basketball national players land in the WNBA in the new season, the Chinese Basketball Association must also help the national team and the WNBA team to coordinate.
Text/Reporter Song Xiang
Beijing Youth Daily