2025 Golden State Valkyries season

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2025 Golden State Valkyries season
Coach Natalie Nakase
Arena Chase Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record2318 (.561)
Place4th (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.

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcomeRef.
15 Justė Jocytė G/FFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania ASVEL Féminin Rights retained
217 Shyanne Sellers GFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maryland Signed rookie contract on April 22
Waived on May 3
[1] [2]
330 Kaitlyn Chen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States /
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
UConn Signed rookie contract on April 22
Waived on May 14
[3]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
October 10, 2024Hired Natalie Nakase as head coach [4]
February 10, 2025Hired Lorena Torres Ronda as director of performance [5]
March 27, 2025Hired Kasib Powell, Sugar Rodgers, and Landon Tatum as assistant coaches [6]
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, 2025Hired Joscelyn Bourne as head of physical therapy [7]
Hired Katelin Knox as head athletic trainer
Hired Allison DeKuiper as assistant athletic trainer and performance coordinator
Hired Papis Sambe as performance coach
September 15, 2025Vanja Černivec, Vice President of Basketball Operations, left Valkyries organization [8]

Expansion draft

On December 6, 2024, an expansion draft took place to help fill the roster for Golden State for the 2025 WNBA season. [9]

PlayerFormer TeamContract Status
(at time of draft)
Ref.
Iliana Rupert Atlanta Dream Suspended – contract expired [10]
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 Fágbénlé 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 selectionSeattle Storm
Julie Vanloo Washington Mystics Free agent – reserved

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Temi Fágbénlé June 25Set as active [11]
Janelle Salaün June 30 [12]
Cecilia Zandalasini
Iliana Rupert July 16 [13]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Monique Billings February 3One-year dealN/A – expansion draft pick [14]
Veronica Burton Training camp contract [15]
Julie Vanloo [16]
Chloe Bibby February 5 Spar Girona [17]
Janelle Salaün Famila Schio [18]
Kyara Linskens Belgium [19]
Elissa Cunane February 6Training camp contract BK Žabiny Brno [20]
Tiffany Hayes One-year deal Las Vegas Aces [21]
Laeticia Amihere Awarded off waivers Atlanta Dream [22]
June 8Rest of season contractFree agent [23]
Carla Leite February 21Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 9)
N/A – expansion draft pick [24]
Cecilia Zandalasini March 7One-year deal [25] [26]
Temi Fágbénlé April 1 [25] [27]
Mamignan Touré April 21Training camp contractSpar Girona [28]
Kaitlyn Chen April 22Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 30)
UConn Huskies
Shyanne Sellers Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 17)
Maryland Terrapins
Aerial Powers June 10Rest of season contract Atlanta Dream [29]
Chloe Bibby June 15Free agent [30]
Kaitlyn Chen
Bree Hall June 18 [31]
August 277-day hardship contract [32]
Kaila Charles August 1 [33]
August 8 [34]
August 15 [35]
Elizabeth Kitley September 3 [36]

Subtractions / unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
María Conde December 6Suspended – contract expiredN/A – retained rights
Iliana Rupert
Justė Jocytė April 14Unsigned draft pick
(2025 draft pick – No. 5)
Shyanne Sellers May 3Waived Atlanta Dream [1] [2]
Laeticia Amihere May 14 [3]
Kaitlyn Chen
Elissa Cunane
Mamignan Touré Connecticut Sun
Chloe Bibby
June 30 Indiana Fever [37]
Kyara Linskens June 8 [38]
Cecilia Zandalasini Suspended contract – temporaryN/A – retained rights [39]
Julie Vanloo June 10 [40]
June 30Waived Los Angeles Sparks [41]
Janelle Salaün June 11Suspended contract – temporaryN/A – retained rights [42]
Temi Fágbénlé June 15 [43]
Aerial Powers June 25Waived Indiana Fever [11]
Bree Hall June 30 [37]
September 1 [44]
Stephanie Talbot July 13 New York Liberty [45]

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amihere, Laeticia 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10 South Carolina 2
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Billings, Monique 6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1996-05-02 UCLA 7
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Burton, Veronica 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12 Northwestern 3
G/F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Charles, Kaila 6' 1" (1.85m)168 lb (76kg)1998-03-23 Maryland 4
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Chen, Kaitlyn 5' 9" (1.75m)2002-02-22 Connecticut R
C 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fagbenle, Temi 6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1992-09-08 USC 4
G 15 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Hayes, Tiffany  Cruz Roja.svg5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-20 Connecticut 12
C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Kitley, Elizabeth 6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)2001-09-17 Virginia Tech R
G 0 Flag of France.svg Leite, Carla 5' 9" (1.75m)2004-04-16 France R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Martin, Kate 6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)2000-06-05 Iowa 1
C 12 Flag of France.svg Rupert, Iliana 6' 4" (1.93m)189 lb (86kg)2001-07-12 France 2
F 13 Flag of France.svg Salaün, Janelle 6' 2" (1.88m)2001-09-05 France R
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla  Cruz Roja.svg6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 9
F 24 Flag of Italy.svg Zandalasini, Cecilia  Cruz Roja.svg6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16 Italy 3
F Flag of Spain.svg Conde, María  Cruz Roja.svg (S)6' 1" (1.85m)152 lb (69kg)1997-01-14 Florida State
G/F Flag of Lithuania.svg Jocytė, Justė  (DP)6' 2" (1.88m)2005-11-19 Lithuania
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Kasib Powell (Texas Tech)
Flag of the United States.svg Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown)
Flag of the United States.svg Landon Tatum (Idaho)
Player development
Flag of the United States.svg Sidney Parsons (Bridgeport)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Katelin Knox
Assistant trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Allison DeKuiper

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Veronica Burton Kaitlyn Chen
Tiffany Hayes Cruz Roja.svg
SG Cecilia Zandalasini Cruz Roja.svg Carla Leite
Kate Martin
SF Janelle Salaün Laeticia Amihere
PF Kayla Thornton Cruz Roja.svg Monique Billings
C Temi Fágbénlé Iliana Rupert

Schedule

Preseason

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 6 Los Angeles L 82–83 Laeticia Amihere (20) Billings, Linskens (8) Veronica Burton (4) Chase Center
17,428
0–1
2May 11@ Phoenix W 84–79 Mamignan Touré (19)Monique Billings (7) Julie Vanloo (6) PHX Arena
6,430
1–1
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 23–18 (Home: 14–7; Road: 9–11)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 16 Los Angeles L 67–84 Tiffany Hayes (19)Tiffany Hayes (9) Temi Fagbenle (4) Chase Center
18,064
0–1
2May 21 Washington W 76–74 Veronica Burton (22)Veronica Burton (9)Veronica Burton (5)Chase Center
18,064
1–1
3May 23@ Los Angeles W 75–72 Carla Leite (19) Kayla Thornton (10)Carla Leite (3) Crypto.com Arena
10,857
2–1
4May 27@ New York L 67–85 Kayla Thornton (13)Kayla Thornton (6)Veronica Burton (6) Barclays Center
14,774
2–2
5May 29@ New York L 77–82 Janelle Salaün (18)Janelle Salaün (13) Julie Vanloo (8)Barclays Center
14,951
2–3
June : 7–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6 June 1 Minnesota L 75–86 Veronica Burton (21) Kayla Thornton (7) Julie Vanloo (4) Chase Center
18,064
2–4
7 June 5 @ Phoenix L 77–86 Veronica Burton (16) Temi Fágbénlé (11)Julie Vanloo (5) PHX Arena
9,943
2–5
8 June 7 Las Vegas W 95–68 Kayla Thornton (22) Billings, Thornton (11)Veronica Burton (12)Chase Center
18,064
3–5
9 June 9 @ Los Angeles W 89–81 (OT) Janelle Salaün (21)Temi Fágbénlé (13)Julie Vanloo (8) Crypto.com Arena
10,921
4–5
10 June 14 Seattle W 76–70 Kayla Thornton (22)Kayla Thornton (12)Veronica Burton (9)Chase Center
18,064
5–5
11 June 17 @ Dallas L 71–80 Monique Billings (18)Monique Billings (8)Veronica Burton (5) College Park Center
6,061
5–6
12June 19 Indiana W 88–77 Kayla Thornton (16)Kayla Thornton (6) Tiffany Hayes (5)Chase Center
18,064
6–6
13June 22 Connecticut W 87–63 Kayla Thornton (21) Laeticia Amihere (12) Stephanie Talbot (4)7–6
14June 25 New York L 78–81 Kate Martin (21)Billings, Thornton (7)Veronica Burton (10)Chase Center
18,064
7–7
15June 27 Chicago W 83–78 Kayla Thornton (29)Laeticia Amihere (9)Burton, Hayes (4)Chase Center
18,064
8–7
16June 29Seattle W 84–57 Tiffany Hayes (21)Laeticia Amihere (8)Veronica Burton (5)9–7
July : 4–6 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17July 5@ Minnesota L 71–82 Tiffany Hayes (23) Kayla Thornton (10) Burton, Hayes, Talbot (4) Target Center
8,771
9–8
18July 7@ Atlanta L 81–90 Monique Billings (19) Amihere, Billings, Thornton (6)Veronica Burton (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
9–9
19July 9@ Indiana W 80–61 Veronica Burton (21)Burton, Hayes, Thornton (8)Veronica Burton (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,798
10–9
20July 12@ Las Vegas L 102–104 Hayes, Salaün (16)Kayla Thornton (9)Veronica Burton (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,070
10–10
21July 14 Phoenix L 77–78 Veronica Burton (17)Monique Billings (9)Veronica Burton (6)Chase Center
18,064
10–11
22July 16@ Seattle L 58–67 Cecilia Zandalasini (12)Veronica Burton (8)Veronica Burton (4) Climate Pledge Arena
12,500
10–12
All-Star Game
23July 25 Dallas W 86–76 Tiffany Hayes (17)Veronica Burton (9)Tiffany Hayes (5)Chase Center
18,024
11–12
24July 27@ Connecticut L 64–95 Iliana Rupert (13) Fágbénlé, Hayes, Rupert (4)Burton, Fágbénlé (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,294
11–13
25July 29@ Atlanta W 77–75 Cecilia Zandalasini (18)Cecilia Zandalasini (8)Tiffany Hayes (5)Gateway Center Arena
3,265
12–13
26July 31@ Washington W 68–67 Kate Martin (14)Burton, Rupert (7)Veronica Burton (10) CareFirst Arena
4,200
13–13
August : 8–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
27August 1@ Chicago W 73–66 Veronica Burton (18) Janelle Salaün (9)Veronica Burton (7) Wintrust Arena
7,714
14–13
28August 3@ Las Vegas L 77–101 Iliana Rupert (17) Laeticia Amihere (9) Kaitlyn Chen (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,445
14–14
29August 6Las Vegas L 72–78 Tiffany Hayes (14)Tiffany Hayes (9)Janelle Salaün (3) Chase Center
18,064
14–15
30August 9 Los Angeles W 72–59 Veronica Burton (16)Janelle Salaün (8)Tiffany Hayes (6)Chase Center
18,064
15–15
31August 11 Connecticut W 74–57 Hayes, Zandalasini (17) Temi Fagbenle (9)Veronica Burton (10)Chase Center
18,604
16–15
32August 13@ Washington W 88–83 Veronica Burton (30)Burton, Zandalasini (7)Veronica Burton (7) CareFirst Arena
4,200
17–15
33August 15@ Chicago W 90–59 Cecilia Zandalasini (20)Janelle Salaün (6)Rupert, Salaün, Zandalasini (3)Wintrust Arena
7,804
18–15
34August 17 Atlanta L 63–79 Veronica Burton (16)Amihere, Salaün (5)Veronica Burton (5)Chase Center
18,064
18–16
35August 19 Phoenix L 91–98 Veronica Burton (24)Laeticia Amihere (7)Veronica Burton (14)Chase Center
18,064
18–17
36August 22@ Phoenix L 72–81 Janelle Salaün (15)Laeticia Amihere (8)Veronica Burton (8) PHX Arena
10,280
18–18
37August 24@ Dallas W 90–81 Veronica Burton (25)Fágbénlé, Salaün (9)Veronica Burton (13) College Park Center
6,251
19–18
38August 30Washington W 99–62 Janelle Salaün (20)Amihere, Salaün (6) Carla Leite (6)Chase Center
18,064
20–18
39August 31 Indiana W 75–63 Iliana Rupert (21)Burton, Charles (7)Veronica Burton (13)Chase Center
18,064
21–18
September: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
40September 2 New York W 66–58 Temi Fagbenle (16) Veronica Burton (9)Veronica Burton (9) Chase Center
18,064
22–18
41September 4 Dallas W 84–80 Janelle Salaün (19) Billings, Charles (7)Burton, Leite (5)Chase Center
18,064
23–18
42September 6 Minnesota Chase Center
43September 9@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
44September 11@ Minnesota Target Center
2025 season schedule

Notes:

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yxMinnesota Lynx 329.78018–419–213–75–1
2xLas Vegas Aces 2714.6595.515–815–512–92–4
3xAtlanta Dream 2714.6595.513–614–613–83–2
4xPhoenix Mercury 2714.6595.513–915–612–84–2
5xNew York Liberty 2417.5858.513–516–58–124–1
6xGolden State Valkyries 2318.5619.59–1214–79–113–3
7 Seattle Storm 2220.5241111–129–1113–94–2
8cIndiana Fever 2120.51211.511–811–910–114–1
9 Los Angeles Sparks 1921.475138–138–1211–92–4
10eWashington Mystics 1626.381178–1010–116–152–3
11eChicago Sky 1030.250224–156–154–151–4
12eConnecticut Sun 1031.24422.57–126–144–171–4
13eDallas Wings 933.214243–195–164–171–5

Notes

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


Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Kayla Thornton Western Conference Player of the Week June 17 [46]
WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [47]
Natalie Nakase Coach of the Month – June July 3 [48]

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