The WNBA will begin its 2025 season on Friday May 16, highlighted by expansion franchise Golden State hosting Los Angeles. Also on opening day, Dallas, which has the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft and is expected to take UConn guard Paige Bueckers, will host 2024 runner-up Minnesota.

The league extended its schedule to 44 games this year, up from 40, with the addition of the expansion Golden State Valkyries. The new team, which has over 20,000 season ticket deposits, will play its inaugural game at home on opening night against Los Angeles.

As the Golden State Valkyries look to build their roster for year one, this college season is critical for WNBA prospects to secure their spots in the draft. This first draft class for the WNBA's newest team will help illuminate the direction the team will be going in.

After years of discussion about the league growing its footprint into more markets, it’s finally happening. The WNBA is set to expand from 12 teams to 15 within the next two years.

From future Hall of Famers to dazzling young talents with untapped potential, the Bay Area’s new WNBA team is expected to have a diverse pool of players at its disposal when it begins to construct its roster next week.

On December 6th, the Golden State Valkyries will finally be putting their roster together for the 2025 WNBA season. In September, the WNBA explained how the expansion draft will work: Per an article published by ESPN,

WNBA players and fans have long clamored for league expansion because of how difficult it is for players to make final rosters and the fact that the league has had franchises in o