The Golden State Valkyries will begin play in the 2025 WNBA season. We don’t know where they will pick in the draft, but it’s likely after the four lottery teams. They will also likely have an expansion draft where they can pick players who are on other teams. Today, we’ll see which Mystics players could be selected by the Valkyries in 2025.
How many players will be protected by WNBA teams in an expansion draft?
The Atlanta Dream were the last WNBA expansion team in 2008. In that draft, other teams were allowed to protect six players.