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2025 Golden State Valkyries season
CoachNatalie Nakase
ArenaChase Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)

The 2025 Golden State Valkyries season is the franchise's 1st season in the Women's National Basketball Association and under head coach, Natalie Nakase.

Draft

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See also: 2025 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref.
1 5 Justė Jocytė G/F  Lithuania ASVEL Féminin Rights retained
2 17 Shyanne Sellers G  United States Maryland Signed rookie contract April 22
3 30 Kaitlyn Chen  United States /
 Taiwan 		UConn

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.
October 10, 2024 Hired Natalie Nakase as head coach [1]
February 10, 2025 Hired Lorena Torres Ronda as director of performance [2]
March 27, 2025 Hired Kasib Powell, Sugar Rodgers, and Landon Tatum as assistant coaches [3]
Hired Sidney Parsons as director of player development
Hired Sidney Dobner as head video coordinator/coach development
Hired Daisy Feder as assistant video coordinator
April 25, 2025 Hired Joscelyn Bourne as head of physical therapy [4]
Hired Katelin Knox as head athletic trainer
Hired Allison DeKuiper as assistant athletic trainer and performance coordinator
Hired Papis Sambe as performance coach

Expansion draft

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On December 6, 2024, an expansion draft took place to help fill the roster for the Golden State for the 2025 WNBA season.[5]

Player Former Team Contract Status
(at time of draft) 		Ref.
Iliana Rupert Atlanta Dream Suspended – contract expired [6]
María Conde Chicago Sky Suspended – contract expired
Veronica Burton Connecticut Sun Free agent – reserved
Carla Leite Dallas Wings Unsigned 2024 draft pick (No. 9)
Temi Fagbenle Indiana Fever Free agent – restricted
Kate Martin Las Vegas Aces Under contract for 2025 season
Stephanie Talbot Los Angeles Sparks Under contract for 2025 season
Cecilia Zandalasini Minnesota Lynx Free agent – reserved
Kayla Thornton New York Liberty Under contract for 2025 season
Monique Billings Phoenix Mercury Free agent – unrestricted
No selection Seattle Storm —
Julie Vanloo Washington Mystics Free agent – reserved

Free agency

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Additions

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Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Monique Billings February 3 One-year deal N/A – expansion draft pick [7]
Veronica Burton Training camp contract [8]
Julie Vanloo [9]
Chloe Bibby February 5 Spar Girona [10]
Janelle Salaün Famila Schio [11]
Kyara Linskens Belgium [12]
Tiffany Hayes February 6 One-year deal Las Vegas Aces [13]
Laeticia Amihere Awarded off waivers Atlanta Dream [14]
Elissa Cunane Training camp contract BK Žabiny Brno [15]
Carla Leite February 21 Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 9) 		N/A – expansion draft pick [16]
Cecilia Zandalasini March 7 One-year deal [17][18]
Temi Fagbenle April 1 [17][19]
Mamignan Touré [fr] April 21 Training camp contract Spar Girona [20]
Kaitlyn Chen April 22 Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 30) 		UConn Huskies
Shyanne Sellers Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 17) 		Maryland Terrapins

Subtractions / Unsigned

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Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Justė Jocytė April 14, 2025 Unsigned draft pick
(2025 draft pick – No. 5) 		N/A – retained rights
María Conde — Suspended – contract expired TBA
Iliana Rupert — Suspended – contract expired TBA

Roster

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Golden State Valkyries roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F3CanadaAmihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina2
F55AustraliaBibby, Chloe6' 2" (1.88m)194 lb (88kg)1998-06-15MarylandR
F25United StatesBillings, Monique6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1996-05-02UCLA7
G22United StatesBurton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12Northwestern3
G2United StatesChen, Kaitlyn5' 9" (1.75m)ConnecticutR
C33United StatesCunane, Elissa6' 5" (1.96m)191 lb (87kg)2000-09-25NC State1
C14United KingdomFagbenle, Temi6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1992-09-08USC4
G15AzerbaijanHayes, Tiffany5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-20Connecticut12
G0FranceLeite, Carla5' 9" (1.75m)2004-04-16FranceR
C31BelgiumLinskens, Kyara6' 4" (1.93m)209 lb (95kg)1996-11-13BelgiumR
G20United StatesMartin, Kate6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)2000-06-05Iowa1
F13FranceSalaün, Janelle6' 2" (1.88m)2001-09-05FranceR
G1United StatesSellers, Shyanne6' 2" (1.88m)2003-04-24MarylandR
F7AustraliaTalbot, Stephanie6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1994-06-15Australia6
F5United StatesThornton, Kayla6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1992-10-20UTEP9
G28FranceTouré, Mamignan6' 0" (1.83m)1994-12-19FranceR
G35BelgiumVanloo, Julie5' 8" (1.73m)1993-02-10Belgium1
F24ItalyZandalasini, Cecilia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16Italy3
F—SpainConde, María Injured (S)6' 1" (1.85m)152 lb (69kg)1997-01-14Florida State–
G/F4LithuaniaJocytė, Justė (DP)6' 2" (1.88m)2005-11-19Lithuania–
C—FranceRupert, Iliana (S)6' 4" (1.93m)189 lb (86kg)2001-07-12France2
Head coach
United States Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
United States Kasib Powell (Texas Tech)
United States Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown)
United States Landon Tatum (Idaho)
Player development
United States Sidney Parsons (Bridgeport)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

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Pre-season

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2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6 Los Angeles Chase Center
2 May 11 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 16 Los Angeles Chase Center
2 May 21 Washington Chase Center
3 May 23 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
4 May 27 @ New York Barclays Center
5 May 29 @ New York Barclays Center
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 1 Minnesota Chase Center
7 June 5 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
8 June 7 Las Vegas Chase Center
9 June 9 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
10 June 14 Seattle Chase Center
11 June 17 @ Dallas College Park Center
12 June 19 Indiana Chase Center
13 June 22 Connecticut Chase Center
14 June 25 New York Chase Center
15 June 27 Chicago Chase Center
16 June 29 Seattle Chase Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 5 @ Minnesota Target Center
18 July 7 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
19 July 9 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
20 July 12 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
21 July 14 Phoenix Chase Center
22 July 16 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
23 July 25 Dallas Chase Center
24 July 27 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
25 July 29 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
26 July 31 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 August 1 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
28 August 3 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
29 August 6 Las Vegas Chase Center
30 August 9 Los Angeles Chase Center
31 August 11 Connecticut Chase Center
32 August 13 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
33 August 15 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
34 August 17 Atlanta Chase Center
35 August 19 Phoenix Chase Center
36 August 22 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
37 August 24 @ Dallas College Park Center
38 August 30 Washington Chase Center
39 August 31 Indiana Chase Center
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
40 September 2 New York Chase Center
41 September 4 Dallas Chase Center
42 September 6 Minnesota Chase Center
43 September 9 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
44 September 11 @ Minnesota Target Center
2025 season schedule

Standings

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# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
13 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

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  1. ^ Feinberg, Doug (October 10, 2024). "Golden State Valkyries hire Las Vegas Aces assistant Natalie Nakase as their first head coach". apnews.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Name Lorena Torres Ronda as Director of Performance". Golden State Valkyries. WNBA. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Valkyries Announce Additions to Coaching and Front Office Staff With Six New Hires". Golden State Valkyries. WNBA. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Announce Performance Staff Hires". Golden State Valkyries. WNBA. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  5. ^ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (December 6, 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today.
  6. ^ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Monique Billings". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  8. ^ @WNBAMoves (February 3, 2025). "The Valkyries have signed Veronica Burton to a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @WNBAMoves (February 3, 2025). "The Valkyries have signed Julie Vanloo to a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Chloe Bibby". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Sign (sic) Janelle Salaün". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Kyara Linskens". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign 2024 Sixth Woman of the Year Tiffany Hayes". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Laeticia Amihere". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Elissa Cunane". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  16. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (February 21, 2025). "Valkyries pull off surprise signing, get France's Carla Leite inked to play point guard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  17. ^ a b Ingemi, Marisa (January 15, 2025). "Valkyries extend qualifying contract offers to four players". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (March 7, 2025). "Valkyries sign guard Cecilia Zandalasini, among WNBA's most accurate 3-point shooters". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  19. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (April 2, 2025). "Valkyries sign veteran center Temi Fagbenle, expansion pick with playoff experience". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  20. ^ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Guard Migna Touré". Golden State Valkyries. WNBA. April 21, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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