No one expected the Golden State Valkyries to make the playoffs.
ESPN projected the Valkyries to be the worst team in the WNBA.
The Athletic projected they’d be the third-worst.
But those projections were way off. Instead, Golden State is on track to finish the season with the league’s 6th-best record, securing a playoff spot with a week to spare. It’s a better record than the Seattle Storm, who are headlined by veteran All-Stars like Skylar Diggins, Nneka Ogwumike, and Gabby Williams. It’s a better record than the Kelsey Plum-led Los Angeles Sparks, and the Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah-Boston led Indiana Fever.
The success has come despite the fact that their only first-round
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