2025 Golden State Valkyries season

2025 Golden State Valkyries season
CoachNatalie Nakase
ArenaChase Center
Attendance18,064 per game
Results
Record23–21 (.523)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finish8th seed
Lost in First Round 0–2 to Minnesota Lynx
Team Leaders
PointsKayla Thornton – 14.0 ppg
ReboundsKayla Thornton – 7.0 rpg
AssistsVeronica Burton – 6.0 apg
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The 2025 Golden State Valkyries season was the franchise's 1st season in the Women's National Basketball Association and under head coach, Natalie Nakase.

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 on April 22
Waived on May 3
[1][2]
3 30 Kaitlyn Chen  United States /
 Taiwan
UConn Signed rookie contract on April 22
Waived on May 14
[3]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Date Details Ref.
October 10, 2024 Hired Natalie Nakase as head coach [4]
February 10, 2025 Hired Lorena Torres Ronda as director of performance [5]
March 27, 2025 Hired 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, 2025 Hired 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, 2025 Vanja 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]

Player Former Team Contract 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 selection Seattle Storm
Julie Vanloo Washington Mystics Free agent – reserved

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

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

Additions

Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Monique Billings February 3 One-year deal N/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 6 Training camp contract BK Žabiny Brno [20]
Tiffany Hayes One-year deal Las Vegas Aces [21]
Laeticia Amihere Awarded off waivers Atlanta Dream [22]
June 8 Rest of season contract Free agent [23]
Carla Leite February 21 Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 9)
N/A – expansion draft pick [24]
Cecilia Zandalasini March 7 One-year deal [25][26]
Temi Fágbénlé April 1 [25][27]
Mamignan Touré April 21 Training camp contract Spar Girona [28]
Kaitlyn Chen April 22 Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 30)
UConn Huskies
Shyanne Sellers Rookie contract
(2025 draft pick – No. 17)
Maryland Terrapins
Aerial Powers June 10 Rest of season contract Atlanta Dream [29]
Chloe Bibby June 15 Free agent [30]
Kaitlyn Chen
Bree Hall June 18 [31]
August 27 7-day hardship contract [32]
Kaila Charles August 1 [33]
August 8 [34]
August 15 [35]
Elizabeth Kitley September 3 [36]

Subtractions / unsigned

Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
María Conde December 6 Suspended – contract expired N/A – retained rights
Iliana Rupert
Justė Jocytė April 14 Unsigned draft pick
(2025 draft pick – No. 5)
Shyanne Sellers May 3 Waived 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 – temporary N/A – retained rights [39]
Julie Vanloo June 10 [40]
June 30 Waived Los Angeles Sparks [41]
Janelle Salaün June 11 Suspended contract – temporary N/A – retained rights [42]
Temi Fágbénlé June 15 [43]
Aerial Powers June 25 Waived Indiana Fever [11]
Bree Hall June 30 [37]
September 1 Indiana Fever [44]
Stephanie Talbot July 13 New York Liberty [45]
Elizabeth Kitley September 9 [46]

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F3Amihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina2
F25Billings, Monique6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1996-05-02UCLA7
G22Burton, Veronica5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)2000-07-12Northwestern3
G/F6Charles, Kaila6' 1" (1.85m)168 lb (76kg)1998-03-23Maryland4
G2Chen, Kaitlyn5' 9" (1.75m)2002-02-22ConnecticutR
C14Fagbenle, Temi6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1992-09-08USC4
G15Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-20Connecticut12
G0Leite, Carla5' 9" (1.75m)2004-04-16FranceR
G20Martin, Kate6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)2000-06-05Iowa1
C12Rupert, Iliana6' 4" (1.93m)189 lb (86kg)2001-07-12France2
F13Salaün, Janelle6' 2" (1.88m)2001-09-05FranceR
F5Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)190 lb (86kg)1992-10-20UTEP9
F24Zandalasini, Cecilia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16Italy3
FConde, María  (S)6' 1" (1.85m)152 lb (69kg)1997-01-14Florida State
G/FJocytė, Justė (DP)6' 2" (1.88m)2005-11-19Lithuania
Head coach
Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
Kasib Powell (Texas Tech)
Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown)
Landon Tatum (Idaho)
Player development
Sidney Parsons (Bridgeport)
Athletic trainer
Katelin Knox
Assistant trainer
Allison DeKuiper

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

  WNBA roster page

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Veronica Burton Kaitlyn Chen
Tiffany Hayes
SG Cecilia Zandalasini Carla Leite
Kate Martin
SF Janelle Salaün Laeticia Amihere
PF Kayla Thornton 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 6 Los Angeles L 82–83 Laeticia Amihere (20) Billings, Linskens (8) Veronica Burton (4) Chase Center
17,428
0–1
2 May 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: 23–21 (Home: 14–8; Road: 9–13)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 16 Los Angeles L 67–84 Tiffany Hayes (19) Tiffany Hayes (9) Temi Fagbenle (4) Chase Center
18,064
0–1
2 May 21 Washington W 76–74 Veronica Burton (22) Veronica Burton (9) Veronica Burton (5) Chase Center
18,064
1–1
3 May 23 @ Los Angeles W 75–72 Carla Leite (19) Kayla Thornton (10) Carla Leite (3) Crypto.com Arena
10,857
2–1
4 May 27 @ New York L 67–85 Kayla Thornton (13) Kayla Thornton (6) Veronica Burton (6) Barclays Center
14,774
2–2
5 May 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
12 June 19 Indiana W 88–77 Kayla Thornton (16) Kayla Thornton (6) Tiffany Hayes (5) Chase Center
18,064
6–6
13 June 22 Connecticut W 87–63 Kayla Thornton (21) Laeticia Amihere (12) Stephanie Talbot (4) 7–6
14 June 25 New York L 78–81 Kate Martin (21) Billings, Thornton (7) Veronica Burton (10) Chase Center
18,064
7–7
15 June 27 Chicago W 83–78 Kayla Thornton (29) Laeticia Amihere (9) Burton, Hayes (4) Chase Center
18,064
8–7
16 June 29 Seattle W 84–57 Tiffany Hayes (21) Laeticia Amihere (8) Veronica Burton (5) 9–7
July : 4–6 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 July 5 @ Minnesota L 71–82 Tiffany Hayes (23) Kayla Thornton (10) Burton, Hayes, Talbot (4) Target Center
8,771
9–8
18 July 7 @ Atlanta L 81–90 Monique Billings (19) Amihere, Billings, Thornton (6) Veronica Burton (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
9–9
19 July 9 @ Indiana W 80–61 Veronica Burton (21) Burton, Hayes, Thornton (8) Veronica Burton (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,798
10–9
20 July 12 @ Las Vegas L 102–104 Hayes, Salaün (16) Kayla Thornton (9) Veronica Burton (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,070
10–10
21 July 14 Phoenix L 77–78 Veronica Burton (17) Monique Billings (9) Veronica Burton (6) Chase Center
18,064
10–11
22 July 16 @ Seattle L 58–67 Cecilia Zandalasini (12) Veronica Burton (8) Veronica Burton (4) Climate Pledge Arena
12,500
10–12
All-Star Game
23 July 25 Dallas W 86–76 Tiffany Hayes (17) Veronica Burton (9) Tiffany Hayes (5) Chase Center
18,024
11–12
24 July 27 @ Connecticut L 64–95 Iliana Rupert (13) Fágbénlé, Hayes, Rupert (4) Burton, Fágbénlé (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,294
11–13
25 July 29 @ Atlanta W 77–75 Cecilia Zandalasini (18) Cecilia Zandalasini (8) Tiffany Hayes (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,265
12–13
26 July 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
27 August 1 @ Chicago W 73–66 Veronica Burton (18) Janelle Salaün (9) Veronica Burton (7) Wintrust Arena
7,714
14–13
28 August 3 @ Las Vegas L 77–101 Iliana Rupert (17) Laeticia Amihere (9) Kaitlyn Chen (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,445
14–14
29 August 6 Las Vegas L 72–78 Tiffany Hayes (14) Tiffany Hayes (9) Janelle Salaün (3) Chase Center
18,064
14–15
30 August 9 Los Angeles W 72–59 Veronica Burton (16) Janelle Salaün (8) Tiffany Hayes (6) Chase Center
18,064
15–15
31 August 11 Connecticut W 74–57 Hayes, Zandalasini (17) Temi Fagbenle (9) Veronica Burton (10) Chase Center
18,064
16–15
32 August 13 @ Washington W 88–83 Veronica Burton (30) Burton, Zandalasini (7) Veronica Burton (7) CareFirst Arena
4,200
17–15
33 August 15 @ Chicago W 90–59 Cecilia Zandalasini (20) Janelle Salaün (6) Rupert, Salaün, Zandalasini (3) Wintrust Arena
7,804
18–15
34 August 17 Atlanta L 63–79 Veronica Burton (16) Amihere, Salaün (5) Veronica Burton (5) Chase Center
18,064
18–16
35 August 19 Phoenix L 91–98 Veronica Burton (24) Laeticia Amihere (7) Veronica Burton (14) Chase Center
18,064
18–17
36 August 22 @ Phoenix L 72–81 Janelle Salaün (15) Laeticia Amihere (8) Veronica Burton (8) PHX Arena
10,280
18–18
37 August 24 @ Dallas W 90–81 Veronica Burton (25) Fágbénlé, Salaün (9) Veronica Burton (13) College Park Center
6,251
19–18
38 August 30 Washington W 99–62 Janelle Salaün (20) Amihere, Salaün (6) Carla Leite (6) Chase Center
18,064
20–18
39 August 31 Indiana W 75–63 Iliana Rupert (21) Burton, Charles (7) Veronica Burton (13) Chase Center
18,064
21–18
September : 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
40 September 2 New York W 66–58 Temi Fagbenle (16) Veronica Burton (9) Veronica Burton (9) Chase Center
18,064
22–18
41 September 4 Dallas W 84–80 Janelle Salaün (19) Billings, Charles (7) Burton, Leite (5) Chase Center
18,064
23–18
42 September 6 Minnesota L 72–78 Charles, Rupert, Salaün (15) Charles, Salaün (8) Veronica Burton (6) Chase Center
18,064
23–19
43 September 9 @ Seattle L 73–74 Janelle Salaün (22) Kaila Charles (9) Veronica Burton (11) Climate Pledge Arena
12,500
23–20
44 September 11 @ Minnesota L 53–72 Burton, Charles, Rupert, Zandalasini (8) Janelle Salaün (11) Veronica Burton (7) Target Center
8,824
23–21
2025 season schedule

Notes:

Playoffs

2025 playoff game log
First round vs. Minnesota Lynx
Lost Series 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 14 @ Minnesota L 72–101 Burton, Zandalasini (14) Janelle Salaün (6) Veronica Burton (7) Target Center
8,821
0–1
2 September 17 Minnesota L 74–75 Monique Billings (15) Veronica Burton (6) Veronica Burton (9) SAP Center
18,543
0–2
2025 playoff schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 yxMinnesota Lynx 34 10 .773 20–4 20–2 14–8 5–1
2 xLas Vegas Aces 30 14 .682 4 16–8 17–5 13–9 2–4
3 xAtlanta Dream 30 14 .682 4 15–6 16–6 14–8 3–2
4 xPhoenix Mercury 27 17 .614 7 13–11 15–7 12–10 4–2
5 xNew York Liberty 27 17 .614 7 15–5 17–5 10–12 4–1
6 cxIndiana Fever 24 20 .545 10 13–8 13–9 11–11 4–1
7 xSeattle Storm 23 21 .523 11 12–12 10–12 13–9 4–2
8 xGolden State Valkyries 23 21 .523 11 9–15 14–8 9–13 3–3
9 eLos Angeles Sparks 21 23 .477 13 10–14 9–13 12–10 2–4
10 eWashington Mystics 16 28 .364 18 8–12 10–12 6–16 2–3
11 eConnecticut Sun 11 33 .250 23 7–14 7–15 4–18 1–4
12 eChicago Sky 10 34 .227 24 4–17 6–16 4–18 1–4
13 eDallas Wings 10 34 .227 24 4–20 6–16 4–18 1–5

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

Playoffs

First Round:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-7
         
1 Minnesota Lynx 2
8 Golden State Valkyries 0
1 Minnesota Lynx 1
4 Phoenix Mercury 3
4 Phoenix Mercury 2
5 New York Liberty 1
4 Phoenix Mercury 0
2 Las Vegas Aces 4
2 Las Vegas Aces 2
7 Seattle Storm 1
2 Las Vegas Aces 3
6 Indiana Fever 2
3 Atlanta Dream 1
6 Indiana Fever 2
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court-advantage


Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Veronica Burton AP Most Improved Player September 12 [47]
WNBA Most Improved Player September 15 [48]
WNBA All-Defensive Second Team October 8 [49]
Natalie Nakase Coach of the Month – June July 3 [50]
AP Coach of the Year September 12 [47]
WNBA Coach of the Year September 17 [51]
Janelle Salaün AP All-Rookie Team September 12 [47]
WNBA All-Rookie Team September 29 [52]
Kayla Thornton Western Conference Player of the Week June 17 [53]
WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [54]

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