Valkyries GM Avoids Questions After Draft Trade: ‘I’m Exhausted’
Golden State traded Flau’jae Johnson to Seattle for two second-rounders.
Ohemaa Nyanin
Valkyries GM Addresses Unexpected Flau'jae Johnson Decision During WNBA Draft
The Golden State Valkyries delivered the biggest shock of the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday. The franchise, which went 23-21 in its inaugural 2025 season, selected LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson with the eighth overall pick. Johnson did not stay for long. Moments later, the Valkyries traded her ...
Valkyries GM Ohemaa Nyanin declines to speak on Golden State’s draft trade strategy
The Golden State Valkyries did not have much of an explanation as to why they dropped the biggest shocker from the 2026 WNBA Draft. Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin talked little about the front office’s strategy behind the trade after shipping the draft rights to eighth overall pick Flau’Jae Johnson to the Seattle Storm for TCU […] The post Valkyries GM Ohemaa Nyanin declines to speak on Golden State’s draft trade strategy appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Valkyries fans aren’t happy with Ohemaa Nyanin’s draft trade explanation
Flau’jae Johnson’s time with the Golden State Valkyries ended before it even began after the team traded her to the Seattle Storm just a few moments after being drafted as the eighth overall pick on Monday. The Valkyries made Johnson their first selection of this year’s WNBA Draft after her stellar career at LSU, including […] The post Valkyries fans aren’t happy with Ohemaa Nyanin’s draft trade explanation appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Valkyries immediately trade NCAA champion during 2026 WNBA Draft
In their second-ever WNBA draft, the Golden State Valkyries dropped a draft day shocker by trading the draft rights to the eighth overall pick, LSU guard Flau’Jae Johnson, to the Seattle Storm in exchange for TSU forward Marta Suárez, the 16th overall pick, and a 2028 second-round pick. Across five seasons in the NCAA, Suárez […] The post Valkyries immediately trade NCAA champion during 2026 WNBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.