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 ASVEL Féminin Rights retained 2 17 Shyanne SellersGMarylandSigned rookie contract on April 22Waived on May 3 3 30Kaitlyn Chen /UConnSigned rookie contract on April 22Waived on May 14

Transactions

Front office and coaching DateDetails Ref. October 10, 2024 Hired Natalie Nakase as head coach February 10, 2025 Hired Lorena Torres Ronda as director of performance March 27, 2025 Hired Kasib Powell, Sugar Rodgers, and Landon Tatum as assistant coaches 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 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

Expansion draft

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

Player Former Team Contract Status Ref. Iliana Rupert Atlanta Dream Suspended – contract expired 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 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 Janelle Salaün June 30 Cecilia Zandalasini Iliana Rupert July 16

Additions Player Date Notes Former Team Ref. Monique Billings February 3 One-year deal Phoenix Mercury Veronica Burton Training camp contract Connecticut Sun Julie Vanloo Washington Mystics Chloe Bibby February 5 Spar Girona Janelle Salaün Famila Schio Kyara Linskens Free agent Elissa Cunane February 6 Training camp contract BK Žabiny Brno Tiffany Hayes One-year deal Las Vegas Aces Laeticia Amihere Awarded off waivers Atlanta Dream June 8 Rest of season contract Golden State Valkyries Carla Leite February 21 Rookie contract Dallas Wings Cecilia Zandalasini March 7 One-year deal Minnesota Lynx Temi Fágbénlé April 1 Indiana Fever Mamignan Touré April 21 Training camp contract Spar Girona Kaitlyn Chen April 22 Rookie contract(2025 draft pick No. 30)UConn Shyanne Sellers Rookie contract(2025 draft pick No. 17)Maryland Aerial Powers June 10 Rest of season contract Atlanta Dream Chloe Bibby June 15 Golden State Valkyries Kaitlyn Chen Bree Hall June 18 Indiana Fever August 27 7-day hardship contract Golden State Valkyries Kaila Charles August 1 Dallas Wings August 8 Golden State Valkyries August 15 Elizabeth Kitley September 3 Las Vegas Aces

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 Laeticia AmihereMay 14— Kaitlyn Chen— Elissa Cunane— Mamignan Touré Connecticut Sun Chloe Bibby — June 30 Indiana Fever Kyara Linskens June 8 — Cecilia ZandalasiniSuspended contract – temporaryN/A – retained rights Julie Vanloo June 10 June 30 Waived Los Angeles Sparks Janelle Salaün June 11 Suspended contract – temporary N/A – retained rights Temi Fágbénlé June 15 Aerial Powers June 25 Waived Indiana Fever Bree Hall June 30 — September 1 Indiana Fever Stephanie Talbot July 13 New York Liberty Elizabeth Kitley September 9 —

Roster

Depth chart Pos.StarterBench PGVeronica BurtonKaitlyn ChenTiffany Hayes SGCecilia ZandalasiniCarla LeiteKate Martin SFJanelle SalaünLaeticia Amihere PFKayla Thornton Monique Billings CTemi Fágbénlé Iliana Rupert

Schedule Preseason

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 6 | Los Angeles | L 82–83 | Laeticia Amihere (20) | Billings, Linskens (8) | Veronica Burton (4) | Chase Center17,428 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 11 | @ Phoenix | W 84–79 | Mamignan Touré (19) | Monique Billings (7) | Julie Vanloo (6) | PHX Arena6,430 | 1–1

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 16 | Los Angeles | L 67–84 | Tiffany Hayes (19) | Tiffany Hayes (9) | Temi Fagbenle (4) | Chase Center18,064 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 | May 21 | Washington | W 76–74 | Veronica Burton (22) | Veronica Burton (9) | Veronica Burton (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 3 | May 23 | @ Los Angeles | W 75–72 | Carla Leite (19) | Kayla Thornton (10) | Carla Leite (3) | Crypto.com Arena10,857 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | May 27 | @ New York | L 67–85 | Kayla Thornton (13) | Kayla Thornton (6) | Veronica Burton (6) | Barclays Center14,774 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | May 29 | @ New York | L 77–82 | Janelle Salaün (18) | Janelle Salaün (13) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Barclays Center14,951 | 2–3

|- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 6 | June 1 | Minnesota | L 75–86 | Veronica Burton (21) | Kayla Thornton (7) | Julie Vanloo (4) | Chase Center18,064 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 7 | June 5 | @ Phoenix | L 77–86 | Veronica Burton (16) | Temi Fágbénlé (11) | Julie Vanloo (5) | PHX Arena9,943 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 8 | June 7 | Las Vegas | W 95–68 | Kayla Thornton (22) | Billings, Thornton (11) | Veronica Burton (12) | Chase Center18,064 | 3–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 9 | @ Los Angeles | W 89–81 (OT) | Janelle Salaün (21) | Temi Fágbénlé (13) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Crypto.com Arena10,921 | 4–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 14 | Seattle | W 76–70 | Kayla Thornton (22) | Kayla Thornton (12) | Veronica Burton (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 5–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 17 | @ Dallas | L 71–80 | Monique Billings (18) | Monique Billings (8) | Veronica Burton (5) | College Park Center6,061 | 5–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 12 | June 19 | Indiana | W 88–77 | Kayla Thornton (16) | Kayla Thornton (6) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | rowspan=2| Chase Center18,064 | 6–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 13 | June 22 | Connecticut | W 87–63 | Kayla Thornton (21) | Laeticia Amihere (12) | Stephanie Talbot (4) | 7–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 14 | June 25 | New York | L 78–81 | Kate Martin (21) | Billings, Thornton (7) | Veronica Burton (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 7–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 15 | June 27 | Chicago | W 83–78 | Kayla Thornton (29) | Laeticia Amihere (9) | Burton, Hayes (4) | rowspan=2| Chase Center18,064 | 8–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 16 | June 29 | Seattle | W 84–57 | Tiffany Hayes (21) | Laeticia Amihere (8) | Veronica Burton (5) | 9–7

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | July 5 | @ Minnesota | L 71–82 | Tiffany Hayes (23) | Kayla Thornton (10) | Burton, Hayes, Talbot (4) | Target Center8,771 | 9–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 18 | July 7 | @ Atlanta | L 81–90 | Monique Billings (19) | Amihere, Billings, Thornton (6) | Veronica Burton (7) | Gateway Center Arena3,265 | 9–9 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 19 | July 9 | @ Indiana | W 80–61 | Veronica Burton (21) | Burton, Hayes, Thornton (8) | Veronica Burton (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,798 | 10–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | July 12 | @ Las Vegas | L 102–104 | Hayes, Salaün (16) | Kayla Thornton (9) | Veronica Burton (8) | Michelob Ultra Arena10,070 | 10–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 21 | July 14 | Phoenix | L 77–78 | Veronica Burton (17) | Monique Billings (9) | Veronica Burton (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 10–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | July 16 | @ Seattle | L 58–67 | Cecilia Zandalasini (12) | Veronica Burton (8) | Veronica Burton (4) | Climate Pledge Arena12,500 | 10–12 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 23 | July 25 | Dallas | W 86–76 | Tiffany Hayes (17) | Veronica Burton (9) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | Chase Center18,024 | 11–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 24 | July 27 | @ Connecticut | L 64–95 | Iliana Rupert (13) | Fágbénlé, Hayes, Rupert (4) | Burton, Fágbénlé (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena8,294 | 11–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | July 29 | @ Atlanta | W 77–75 | Cecilia Zandalasini (18) | Cecilia Zandalasini (8) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | Gateway Center Arena3,265 | 12–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | July 31 | @ Washington | W 68–67 | Kate Martin (14) | Burton, Rupert (7) | Veronica Burton (10) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 13–13

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 27 | August 1 | @ Chicago | W 73–66 | Veronica Burton (18) | Janelle Salaün (9) | Veronica Burton (7) | Wintrust Arena7,714 | 14–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 28 | August 3 | @ Las Vegas | L 77–101 | Iliana Rupert (17) | Laeticia Amihere (9) | Kaitlyn Chen (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena10,445 | 14–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | August 6 | Las Vegas | L 72–78 | Tiffany Hayes (14) | Tiffany Hayes (9) | Janelle Salaün (3) | Chase Center18,064 | 14–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 30 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 72–59 | Veronica Burton (16) | Janelle Salaün (8) | Tiffany Hayes (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 15–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 31 | August 11 | Connecticut | W 74–57 | Hayes, Zandalasini (17) | Temi Fagbenle (9) | Veronica Burton (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 16–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | August 13 | @ Washington | W 88–83 | Veronica Burton (30) | Burton, Zandalasini (7) | Veronica Burton (7) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 17–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | August 15 | @ Chicago | W 90–59 | Cecilia Zandalasini (20) | Janelle Salaün (6) | Rupert, Salaün, Zandalasini (3) | Wintrust Arena7,804 | 18–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | August 17 | Atlanta | L 63–79 | Veronica Burton (16) | Amihere, Salaün (5) | Veronica Burton (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 18–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | August 19 | Phoenix | L 91–98 | Veronica Burton (24) | Laeticia Amihere (7) | Veronica Burton (14) | Chase Center18,064 | 18–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 36 | August 22 | @ Phoenix | L 72–81 | Janelle Salaün (15) | Laeticia Amihere (8) | Veronica Burton (8) | PHX Arena10,280 | 18–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | August 24 | @ Dallas | W 90–81 | Veronica Burton (25) | Fágbénlé, Salaün (9) | Veronica Burton (13) | College Park Center6,251 | 19–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 38 | August 30 | Washington | W 99–62 | Janelle Salaün (20) | Amihere, Salaün (6) | Carla Leite (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 20–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | August 31 | Indiana | W 75–63 | Iliana Rupert (21) | Burton, Charles (7) | Veronica Burton (13) | Chase Center18,064 | 21–18

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | September 2 | New York | W 66–58 | Temi Fagbenle (16) | Veronica Burton (9) | Veronica Burton (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 22–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 41 | September 4 | Dallas | W 84–80 | Janelle Salaün (19) | Billings, Charles (7) | Burton, Leite (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 23–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | September 6 | Minnesota | L 72–78 | Charles, Rupert, Salaün (15) | Charles, Salaün (8) | Veronica Burton (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 23–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | September 9 | @ Seattle | L 73–74 | Janelle Salaün (22) | Kaila Charles (9) | Veronica Burton (11) | Climate Pledge Arena12,500 | 23–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | September 11 | @ Minnesota | L 53–72 | Burton, Charles, Rupert, Zandalasini (8) | Janelle Salaün (11) | Veronica Burton (7) | Target Center8,824 | 23–21

Notes: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | September 14 | @ Minnesota | L 72–101 | Burton, Zandalasini (14) | Janelle Salaün (6) | Veronica Burton (7) | Target Center8,821 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | September 17 | Minnesota | L 74–75 | Monique Billings (15) | Veronica Burton (6) | Veronica Burton (9) | SAP Center18,543 | 0–2

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season