The Athletic listed their guesses. The article included this which I hadn't heard before:
The draft isn’t an ideal method for Golden State to build its roster, either, because the Valkyries can select only role players once each team protects its top six. In some instances, it would behoove Golden State to pass and leave roster spots open for free agency. However, it’s important to note that the Valkyries can waive any player taken in the expansion draft before the start of the season without a hit to their salary cap, and the players still get paid the full value of their contracts. As a result, the players selected in the draft wouldn’t necessarily start the season on Golden State’s roster. (Teams will provide their official protected lists Monday.)
OT, congrats to Alyssa Naeher who is retiring from international play for a great career with the USWNT
88-6-14 won loss draw record
The Athletic listed their guesses. The article included this which I hadn't heard before:
The draft isn’t an ideal method for Golden State to build its roster, either, because the Valkyries can select only role players once each team protects its top six. In some instances, it would behoove Golden State to pass and leave roster spots open for free agency. However, it’s important to note that the Valkyries can waive any player taken in the expansion draft before the start of the season without a hit to their salary cap, and the players still get paid the full value of their contracts. As a result, the players selected in the draft wouldn’t necessarily start the season on Golden State’s roster. (Teams will provide their official protected lists Monday.)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5933771/2024/11/25/wnba-expansion-draft-golden-state-valkyries?source=user-shared-article
Nice find. I’ll try to blend this into the series.
Interesting that for a few teams they just said, ahh, we'll pass, no one here worth using a roster spot on.
Yes that seemed a bit odd, especially as we keep hearing about how stacked the WNBA teams are so that high draft picks struggle for playing time…