Golden State's WNBA expansion franchise to be known as the Valkyries

Call them the Golden State Valkyries.

The WNBA franchise that's affiliated with the Golden State Warriors unveiled the team's brand identity on Tuesday with the name and logo. The team that will start play in 2025 with games at Chase Center has already sold more than 7,500 season tickets.

“It's a beautiful nod to the Golden State Warriors, but also is uniquely our own,” team president Jess Smith said. "What's so incredibly powerful about it is first and foremost is what a valkyrie is. A valkyrie doesn't act alone, it's a group moving things forward. As we think through what we're building here at Golden State, it's on the court and off the court. To make the impossible, possible like the Bay Area does.”

Smith said she had seen all the comments from fans over the last few months who were really hoping that the Valkyries would be the team name.