WNBA DRAFT
Golden State Valkyries
Here is a 2025 WNBA draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Golden State Valkyries:
Round 1 (No. 5 overall) — Justė Jocytė, forward, Lithuania
: Another international player is off the board. The 19-year-old Jocytė averaged 11.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists 21 games for France’s Lyon ASVEL Feminin during the 2024-25 season, where she played alongside
No. 2 overall draft pick Dominique Malonga
. She shot 37.5% from the field and 33.9% from three. Draft tracker
Round 2 (17)
Round 3 (30)
2025 WNBA draft: Team-by-team picks
➤ Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics
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➤ Western Conference: Dallas Wings | Golden State Valkyries | Las Vegas Aces | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm
Golden State Valkyries roster
- Laeticia Amihere, forward, South Carolina
- Monique Billings, forward, UCLA
- Veronica Burton, guard, Northwestern
- Maria Conde, forward, Florida State
- Temi Fagbenle, center, USC
- Tiffany Hayes, guard, Connecticut
- Carla Leite, guard, France
- Kyara Linskens, center, Belgium
- Kate Martin, guard, Iowa
- Janelle Salaun, forward, France
- Stephanie Talbot, forward, Australia
- Kayla Thornton, forward, UTEP
- Julie Vanloo, guard, Belgium
- Cecilia Zandalasini, forward, Italy
2025 Golden State Valkyries schedule
The Valkyries open the 2025 WNBA season against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, May 16 (10 p.m. ET). Here is the Valkyries’ complete 2025 schedule.
