Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 22 (reporter Shan Lei) it is reported that the Chinese basketball and Peking Shougang team have agreed that Shao Ting will go to the United States to participate in the WNBA competition in the 2019 season, at present, various transfer procedures related to the Minnesota Bobcats are still being handled, and Shao Ting is expected to go to the United States at the end of the month.
Soon after Han Xu was selected by the 14th ranking of the Freemen team on the 10th, the news came that Shao Ting also won the security contract for the whole season of the Bobcats. According to Shao Ting’s agent team, Shao Ting has signed a contract with the Bobcats team, and the Chinese Basketball Union and Beijing Shougang have all supported it, and all procedures have been handled quickly.
Shao Ting played preseason in the Bobcats team in 2017, but did not sign the contract. This season, the core of the Bobcats frontal line player Maya Moore rested for a season, and they couldn’t find a suitable substitute player at the draft conference. Therefore, they turned their eyes to Shao Ting, who was very popular before.
This season, more than women’s basketball Chinese players have won the chance to enter WNBA through draft or trial training. Li Yuelu, women’s basketball of Guangdong, was also selected by Atlanta Dream Team at the draft convention, however, she has no plans to go to the United States for the time being; Teammate Yang Li Weizheng is in contact with the Los Angeles spark team. Whether she can make a trip is still unknown. Li Meng and Sun Mengran, who were on August 1 women’s basketball, temporarily gave up the opportunity to go to WNBA.