15th Storm Preview: Li Yueru may encounter DNP in a row Deakins led the team to a 4-game winning streak

At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on June 15, the WNBA President's Cup continues with the Seattle Storm taking on Golden State Valkyrie on the road. China's Li Yueru could suffer two consecutive DNPs, and Storm core Deakins will lead the team to a four-game winning streak. The Storm are currently 6-4 and Valkyrie are 4-5.

So far this season, Li Yueru has played in 9 games, averaging only 8.7 minutes per game, contributing 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds, and shooting 30% from the field. In the last game against the Bobcats, Li Yueru did not get a chance to play, and suffered a DNP for the first time this season.

After the game, Li Yueru said in an interview: "I can clearly feel that the team is using me, and I only have the opportunity to play when the opponent has a big inside line. Even if I hadn't requested a trade, I wouldn't have had a lot of opportunities in this game, and that's why I'm making a trade, because I think we have too many interior players (four) and they're some of the best players in each country, and I think if that's the case and the chances aren't good enough, I'd rather make a trade and go to other teams that give me more opportunities to work on myself, because if I stay here, I only play three or four minutes a game, which is not what I want. ”

Li Yueru also said that it is not clear which teams are interested in getting her. "I've been asking my agent for the past two days, I don't know where it's going, they haven't been very public, and they may not tell me the details until it's finalized."

The Storm will be on a four-game winning streak under guard Deakins. Deakins is averaging 17.8 points and 6.4 assists per game this season, ranking 12th in the league in points per game and joint third in the league in assists per game. Ogumic (16.6) and Gaby Williams (14.9) also rank in the top 25 in the league in points per game.

As for the opponent Valkyrie, the team's highest scoring average is Kayla Thornton, but also only 13.6 points. Valkyrie currently has a number of rotation players leaving the team for the 2025 FIBA Women's Euro Championship, including No. 3 scorer Sarahn (11.8) and No. 4 scorer Zandarasini (10.0), and the overall strength has been affected to some extent.