The Golden State Valkyries are the WNBA’s newest team, and we got our first look at the makings of their inaugural roster in the 2024 Expansion Draft. In the draft, Golden State selected 10 players from existing WNBA teams and one unrestricted free agent to begin building its own team, and the Valkyries will now look forward to the upcoming 2025 free agency period to sign more players for next season.
There’s also the 2025 WNBA Draft to look forward to. The results of the expansion draft didn’t impact next April’s big day very much—no trades were made, and only a few players chosen in the expansion draft figured to have major roles on their previous WNBA teams next season. Almost every team has plenty to address in free agency before thinking about which up-and-coming young players they’re going to choose next spring.
Golden State will have its own WNBA Draft selections to make, though, and that’s reason enough to discuss what a possible draft order might look like—even if that order is likely to change between now and then. Think of this as a checkpoint; let’s strike while the iron is hot and mock out a quick first-round scenario for the 2025 WNBA Draft.
1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers (UConn)
There’s nothing that could have happened in the expansion…
