Atlanta Dream select Li Yueru in third round

The Atlanta Dream used their final pick in the WNBA draft Wednesday night to select Li Yueru in the third round.

Yueru is a 6-foot-7 center from China. She helped the China National Team to a sixth-place finish in the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. She also plated for Guangdong of the WCBA, where she played alongside WNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Aerial Powers.