Here come the Valkyries!
The WNBA’s 13th franchise, the Golden State Valkyries, will begin building their team on Friday, Dec. 6, when the league holds the Golden State Expansion Draft. The event will be broadcast on ESPN.
The Expansion Draft for Golden State is set for December 6, 2024. Time to be announced. Swipe for the Expansion Draft process ➡️
We can’t wait to gather with our #Valkyries community and will share watch party details as we get closer to the event date. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/cvYKprucTa
— Golden State Valkyries (@wnbagoldenstate) September 30, 2024
Through the draft, Golden State will have the ability to acquire one player from all other 12 teams. After the conclusion of the 2024 season and ahead of the draft, the league’s current teams will designate six “Protected Players” who will not be eligible to be drafted by Golden State. All other players on teams’ complete Roster Lists—which will be submitted to the league approximately 10 days prior to the Expansion Draft and include every player to whom the team has rights (active, suspended, reserved, core and retired)—will be available for Golden State to select.
The Valkyries can draft players who do not have a contract for the 2025 season; those players’ rights will be…
