Golden State was one of the best defenses in the WNBA last year, but has slipped in a couple of ways this season
Kayla Thornton
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What’s next for Most Improved Veronica Burton?
For the 2025 WNBA’s Most Improved Player, Veronica Burton, her second year in Golden State is all about being herself every day.
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A lot has actually changed at Golden State
Sunday’s home-opening win over Phoenix was a demonstration of Golden State’s versatility and depth and a warning shot that in this way too, things will be different.
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2026 WNBA season preview: Golden State Valkyries
The Valkyries enter 2026 in a position that most expansion teams don’t experience in their second season: having a track record of success
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How the Valkyries’ breakout season boosted players to USAB
From expansion draft afterthoughts to USA Basketball standouts, a Golden State Valkyries trio turned belief into a breakout season and a place on the national stage
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How the Golden State Valkyries became the first-ever WNBA expansion team to make the playoffs
Natalie Nakase: ‘We’ve written it our way’
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Why resilience is the Golden State Valkyries’ superpower
At first, the Valkyries were ‘killers.’ Now, they’re something even more effective
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GM Ohemaa Nyanin assesses the Valkyries’ roster heading into stretch run
Nyanin has made a decision to stand pat with the gritty, resilient team she has built
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Iliana Rupert’s growth has been on full display with the Golden State Valkyries
Rupert is scoring nearly 10 points per game this season after averaging less than 4 in her first two WNBA seasons
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale find rhythm for Dallas Wings
Plus, Valkyries reporter Matthew Walter and KPIX’s Zena Keita cover the impact of Kayla Thornton’s season-ending injury for Golden State
