The Valkyries can pick up to 12 players but no more than one per team during the WNBA’s expansion draft on Dec. 6. From there, the league’s first new team since 2008 will be allowed to make trades and sign free agents just like the other franchises.

Most teams have about four players who are obvious non-negotiables to protect before it gets tricky. For the Sky, those four players are Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, Elizabeth Williams and Michaela Oyenwere.

Get the answers to some of the main questions about the expansion draft for the Golden State Valkyries on December 6, 2024.

Five international women's basketball players were drafted into the WNBA in 2024 but have yet to play a game. The Golden State Valkyries could draft them.

It’s been a month since the Liberty paraded their WNBA championship trophy up the Canyon of Heroes. The cheerful screams of fans that filled the streets for the day have been replaced by car horns, and the white confetti that dusted the streets is long gone.