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SAN FRANCISCO – The 2026 WNBA Champion Golden State Valkyries know better than anyone that what they had as a team this year was special. But they also know that, given how the league functions, it’s very unlikely the Valkyries will be able to bring the band back together exactly as it was for next […] The post Valkyries’ upcoming free agents share plans after winning WNBA Finals appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ATLANTA – Call it nerves, call it fatigue, call it championship anxiety, call it all of the above. Whatever was going on with the Golden State Valkyries in the first quarter of their 80-69 loss to the Atlanta Dream in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals, something wasn’t right. Their offense, which had had the […] The post Valkyries bash ‘unacceptable’ start in WNBA Finals Game 6 loss to Dream appeared first on ClutchPoints.
SAN FRANCISCO– It’s going to be really hard to keep Janelle Salaün out of the Golden State Valkyries starting lineup if this is the kind of offense she’s going to produce. And Laeticia Amihere, too, for that matter. In the Valkyries’ 95-79 home opener victory over the Phoenix Mercury, Salaün collected a game-high 21 points […] The post Natalie Nakase’s honest thoughts on potentially shaking up Valkyries’ starting unit appeared first on ClutchPoints.
It was not a mistake that Kaitlyn Chen made the Golden State Valkyries final 12-player roster, and she proved it in their 91-80 season-opener win over the Seattle Storm on the road. In 16 minutes off the bench, Chen finished with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting and +10 plus/minus, providing a much-needed spark after the […] The post Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase credits Kaitlyn Chen’s offseason work for opening night dominance appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Laeticia Amihere has left behind the South Carolina program, but Dawn Staley is still ready to defend her from naysayers.
The 2026 WNBA season is almost upon us and even though the league is expanding rapidly, there are still familiar names among final roster cuts. One of those is former Iowa star Kate Martin. But a post about her fate with the Golden State Valkyries drew a surprising backlash from none other than South Carolina…
SAN FRANCISCO– It is decision-making time for the Golden State Valkyries as they look to finalize their roster with the regular season quickly approaching. With only 12 roster spots available, plus two freshly introduced developmental spots, Golden State waived six players this past weekend, most notably rookie Marta Suárez, who many believed had a good […] The post Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase breaks silence on ‘tough’ roster cuts appeared first on ClutchPoints.
