Golden State Valkyries build roster by taking 11 players in expansion draft, including Kate Martin
The Golden State Valkyries have selected center Iliana Rupert of Atlanta, guard Veronica Burton of Connecticut, guard Carla Leite of Dallas and forward Maria Conde of Chicago with their initial picks of the WNBA expansion draft
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once general manager Ohemaa Nyanin and her Golden State Valkyries staff had decided who to pick in the WNBA expansion draft, the first challenge became reaching each player with the news before she heard it anywhere else.
That meant considering practice times, game schedules, time zones and potential sleep times. It all seemed worthwhile Friday night when the roster began taking shape.
The way Nyanin looks at it, they are all part of history, about to join something being built from the ground up.
“I just want these players to be happy,” Nyanin said. “I want them to understand the opportunity that they have to come and be historians. Once you get to put on that jersey and you get to sit in front of a packed Chase Center, your whole experience is going to change.”
