Li Yueru was traded to the Dallas Wings after forcing her way out of Seattle. She immediately fills a need for a struggling WNBA roster and she cannot

The Dallas Wings have acquired third-year center Li Yueru from the Seattle Storm in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick (includes rights to swap with the Connecticut Sun) and a 2027 third-round pick (includes rights to swap with Indiana Fever ), the teams announced Saturday.

Yueru, a 6-7 center from China, was traded from Los Angeles to Seattle in February and now joins the Wings. Dallas is sending a 2026 second-round pick, which includes the right to swap with the Connecticut Sun, and a 2027 third-round pick, which includes the right to swap with the Indiana Fever.