Golden State Valkyries WNBA Expansion Draft

S. Samek

The Golden State Valkyries have made their selections for their expansion draft. They have selected 11 players during this draft. Let’s take a look at the lineup.

They drafted two centers Iliana Rupert from Atlanta and Temi Fagbenle from Indiana.

They selected five forwards, Maria Conde from Chicago, Stephanie Talbot from Las Angeles, Cecilia Zandalisini from Minnesota, Kayla Thornton from New York and Monique Billings from Phoenix.

They selected four guards, Veronica Burton from Connecticut, Carla Leite from Dallas, Kate Martin from Las Vegas and Julie Vanloo from Washington.

Seattle did not have a player selected from them.

Next up is the WNBA draft where the Valkyries have a chance to add to their roster with the fifth, 17th and 30th picks in the draft. Then they will play their first game against Las Angeles on May 16th,2025.

Was this a good draft? How would you grade it?