WNBA Golden State Valkyries draft picks 2025: Round-by-round selections
Here is a 2025 WNBA draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Golden State Valkyries:
Round 1 (No. 5 overall) — Justė Jocytė, forward, Lithuania: Another international player is off the board. The 19-year-old Jocytė averaged 11.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists 21 games for France's Lyon ASVEL Feminin during the 2024-25 season, where she played alongside No. 2 overall draft pick Dominique Malonga. She shot 37.5% from the field and 33.9% from three. Draft tracker
Round 2 (17) — Shyanne Sellers, guard, Maryland: Sellers did it all during an impressive four-year collegiate career for the Maryland Terrapins, becoming the first player in program history to clear 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists. Now, Sellers is taking that versatility to the WNBA. Draft tracker
Round 3 (30) — Kaitlyn Chen, guard, Connecticut Draft tracker
2025 WNBA draft: Team-by-team picks
➤ Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics
➤ Western Conference: Dallas Wings | Golden State Valkyries | Las Vegas Aces | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm
Golden State Valkyries roster
- Laeticia Amihere, forward, South Carolina
- Monique Billings, forward, UCLA
- Veronica Burton, guard, Northwestern
- Maria Conde, forward, Florida State
- Temi Fagbenle, center, USC
- Tiffany Hayes, guard, Connecticut
- Carla Leite, guard, France
- Kyara Linskens, center, Belgium
- Kate Martin, guard, Iowa
- Janelle Salaun, forward, France
- Stephanie Talbot, forward, Australia
- Kayla Thornton, forward, UTEP
- Julie Vanloo, guard, Belgium
- Cecilia Zandalasini, forward, Italy
2025 Golden State Valkyries schedule
The Valkyries open the 2025 WNBA season against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, May 16 (10 p.m. ET). Here is the Valkyries' complete 2025 schedule.