The 2025 WNBA season has finally arrived and we are celebrating with the final installment of The Shootaround. Today we discuss the WNBA’s new expansion team: the Golden State Valkyries. In addition to giving you the stars, stakes, stats and stories you need to know, Sarah also catches up with Valkyries President Jess Smith about how she’s feeling ahead of the team’s first ever regular season game tonight. Plus, the PWHL Finals are coming into focus, Paige Bueckers gets some hometown love, and the NWSL players association speaks out.

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