One week into the 2025 WNBA season, preseason action has begun, as has the revelation of often-not-great news.
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the most significant developments:
Valkyries make a quick Sell(ers)
With WNBA teams permitted to invite 20 players to training camp before finalizing their 12-player regular-season roster, cuts are inevitable. And even when a former college star or trusted vet is waived, it shouldn’t be too surprising.
And yet, the Golden State Valkyries found a way to shock. On Saturday, the expansion team announced their first cut: Shyanne Sellers.
Drafted No. 17 overall, Sellers had signed her rookie scale contract and had been medically cleared by Maryland and the Valkyries, fully recovered from the PCL sprain she suffered in mid-January. The explanation given by head coach Natalie Nakase only raises more questions about the move, as she told ESPN’s Kendra Andrews that Sellers “picked up everything we asked her to, did everything that we asked,” but that the Valkyries “have to choose the best 12 that are going to fit. Doesn’t mean it’s the most talented, it means it’s the best 12.”
Natalie Nakase on this move: “she picked up everything we asked her to, did everything that we asked. It’s just that I have to…
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