2025 Golden State Valkyries season

The 2025 Golden State Valkyries season was the franchise's 1st season in the Women's National Basketball Association and under head coach, Natalie Nakase.

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Expansion draft

On December 6, 2024, an expansion draft took place to help for Golden State for the 2025 WNBA season.

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

Additions

Subtractions / unsigned

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Preseason

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 6 | Los Angeles | L 82–83 | Laeticia Amihere (20) | Billings, Linskens (8) | Veronica Burton (4) | Chase Center<br>17,428 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 11 | @ Phoenix | W 84–79 | Mamignan Touré (19) | Monique Billings (7) | Julie Vanloo (6) | PHX Arena<br>6,430 | 1–1

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 16 | Los Angeles | L 67–84 | Tiffany Hayes (19) | Tiffany Hayes (9) | Temi Fagbenle (4) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 | May 21 | Washington | W 76–74 | Veronica Burton (22) | Veronica Burton (9) | Veronica Burton (5) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 3 | May 23 | @ Los Angeles | W 75–72 | Carla Leite (19) | Kayla Thornton (10) | Carla Leite (3) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,857 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | May 27 | @ New York | L 67–85 | Kayla Thornton (13) | Kayla Thornton (6) | Veronica Burton (6) | Barclays Center<br>14,774 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | May 29 | @ New York | L 77–82 | Janelle Salaün (18) | Janelle Salaün (13) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Barclays Center<br>14,951 | 2–3

|- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 6 | June 1 | Minnesota | L 75–86 | Veronica Burton (21) | Kayla Thornton (7) | Julie Vanloo (4) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 7 | June 5 | @ Phoenix | L 77–86 | Veronica Burton (16) | Temi Fágbénlé (11) | Julie Vanloo (5) | PHX Arena<br>9,943 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 8 | June 7 | Las Vegas | W 95–68 | Kayla Thornton (22) | Billings, Thornton (11) | Veronica Burton (12) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 3–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 9 | @ Los Angeles | W 89–81 (OT) | Janelle Salaün (21) | Temi Fágbénlé (13) | Julie Vanloo (8) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,921 | 4–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 14 | Seattle | W 76–70 | Kayla Thornton (22) | Kayla Thornton (12) | Veronica Burton (9) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 5–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 17 | @ Dallas | L 71–80 | Monique Billings (18) | Monique Billings (8) | Veronica Burton (5) | College Park Center<br>6,061 | 5–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 12 | June 19 | Indiana | W 88–77 | Kayla Thornton (16) | Kayla Thornton (6) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | rowspan=2| Chase Center<br>18,064 | 6–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 13 | June 22 | Connecticut | W 87–63 | Kayla Thornton (21) | Laeticia Amihere (12) | Stephanie Talbot (4) | 7–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 14 | June 25 | New York | L 78–81 | Kate Martin (21) | Billings, Thornton (7) | Veronica Burton (10) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 7–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 15 | June 27 | Chicago | W 83–78 | Kayla Thornton (29) | Laeticia Amihere (9) | Burton, Hayes (4) | rowspan=2| Chase Center<br>18,064 | 8–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 16 | June 29 | Seattle | W 84–57 | Tiffany Hayes (21) | Laeticia Amihere (8) | Veronica Burton (5) | 9–7

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | July 5 | @ Minnesota | L 71–82 | Tiffany Hayes (23) | Kayla Thornton (10) | Burton, Hayes, Talbot (4) | Target Center<br>8,771 | 9–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 18 | July 7 | @ Atlanta | L 81–90 | Monique Billings (19) | Amihere, Billings, Thornton (6) | Veronica Burton (7) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 9–9 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 19 | July 9 | @ Indiana | W 80–61 | Veronica Burton (21) | Burton, Hayes, Thornton (8) | Veronica Burton (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,798 | 10–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | July 12 | @ Las Vegas | L 102–104 | Hayes, Salaün (16) | Kayla Thornton (9) | Veronica Burton (8) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,070 | 10–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 21 | July 14 | Phoenix | L 77–78 | Veronica Burton (17) | Monique Billings (9) | Veronica Burton (6) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 10–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | July 16 | @ Seattle | L 58–67 | Cecilia Zandalasini (12) | Veronica Burton (8) | Veronica Burton (4) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>12,500 | 10–12 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 23 | July 25 | Dallas | W 86–76 | Tiffany Hayes (17) | Veronica Burton (9) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | Chase Center<br>18,024 | 11–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 24 | July 27 | @ Connecticut | L 64–95 | Iliana Rupert (13) | Fágbénlé, Hayes, Rupert (4) | Burton, Fágbénlé (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,294 | 11–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | July 29 | @ Atlanta | W 77–75 | Cecilia Zandalasini (18) | Cecilia Zandalasini (8) | Tiffany Hayes (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 12–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | July 31 | @ Washington | W 68–67 | Kate Martin (14) | Burton, Rupert (7) | Veronica Burton (10) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 13–13

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 27 | August 1 | @ Chicago | W 73–66 | Veronica Burton (18) | Janelle Salaün (9) | Veronica Burton (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,714 | 14–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 28 | August 3 | @ Las Vegas | L 77–101 | Iliana Rupert (17) | Laeticia Amihere (9) | Kaitlyn Chen (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,445 | 14–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | August 6 | Las Vegas | L 72–78 | Tiffany Hayes (14) | Tiffany Hayes (9) | Janelle Salaün (3) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 14–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 30 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 72–59 | Veronica Burton (16) | Janelle Salaün (8) | Tiffany Hayes (6) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 15–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 31 | August 11 | Connecticut | W 74–57 | Hayes, Zandalasini (17) | Temi Fagbenle (9) | Veronica Burton (10) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 16–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | August 13 | @ Washington | W 88–83 | Veronica Burton (30) | Burton, Zandalasini (7) | Veronica Burton (7) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 17–15 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | August 15 | @ Chicago | W 90–59 | Cecilia Zandalasini (20) | Janelle Salaün (6) | Rupert, Salaün, Zandalasini (3) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,804 | 18–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | August 17 | Atlanta | L 63–79 | Veronica Burton (16) | Amihere, Salaün (5) | Veronica Burton (5) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 18–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | August 19 | Phoenix | L 91–98 | Veronica Burton (24) | Laeticia Amihere (7) | Veronica Burton (14) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 18–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 36 | August 22 | @ Phoenix | L 72–81 | Janelle Salaün (15) | Laeticia Amihere (8) | Veronica Burton (8) | PHX Arena<br>10,280 | 18–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | August 24 | @ Dallas | W 90–81 | Veronica Burton (25) | Fágbénlé, Salaün (9) | Veronica Burton (13) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 19–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 38 | August 30 | Washington | W 99–62 | Janelle Salaün (20) | Amihere, Salaün (6) | Carla Leite (6) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 20–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | August 31 | Indiana | W 75–63 | Iliana Rupert (21) | Burton, Charles (7) | Veronica Burton (13) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 21–18

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | September 2 | New York | W 66–58 | Temi Fagbenle (16) | Veronica Burton (9) | Veronica Burton (9) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 22–18 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 41 | September 4 | Dallas | W 84–80 | Janelle Salaün (19) | Billings, Charles (7) | Burton, Leite (5) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 23–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | September 6 | Minnesota | L 72–78 | Charles, Rupert, Salaün (15) | Charles, Salaün (8) | Veronica Burton (6) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 23–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | September 9 | @ Seattle | L 73–74 | Janelle Salaün (22) | Kaila Charles (9) | Veronica Burton (11) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>12,500 | 23–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | September 11 | @ Minnesota | L 53–72 | Burton, Charles, Rupert, Zandalasini (8) | Janelle Salaün (11) | Veronica Burton (7) | Target Center<br>8,824 | 23–21

Notes:

• Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | September 14 | @ Minnesota | L 72–101 | Burton, Zandalasini (14) | Janelle Salaün (6) | Veronica Burton (7) | Target Center<br>8,821 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | September 17 | Minnesota | L 74–75 | Monique Billings (15) | Veronica Burton (6) | Veronica Burton (9) | SAP Center<br>18,543 | 0–2

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

• Official website of the Golden State Valkyries