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“It's tough because she's a lot like me. I went through the same type of stuff in Cleveland,” Lue said. “When you dive into it, you know, you're diving all the way."
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From Day 1, Natalie Nakase had her players bought into her vision for Valkyries basketball.
I talked to one of her mentors in Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue about why Nakase’s players gravitated to her so easily.
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“It's tough because she's a lot like me. I went through the same type of stuff in Cleveland,” Lue said. “When you dive into it, you know, you're diving all the way."
Lots of other stuff in the article...
From Day 1, Natalie Nakase had her players bought into her vision for Valkyries basketball.
I talked to one of her mentors in Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue about why Nakase’s players gravitated to her so easily.
clutchpoints.com/wnba/golden-...
From Day 1, Natalie Nakase had her players bought into her vision for Valkyries basketball.
I talked to one of her mentors in Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue about why Nakase’s players gravitated to her so easily.
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Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase continues to break barriers as she became the 2nd Asian-American coach across the major American sports to win Coach of the Year.
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Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase continues to break barriers as she became the 2nd Asian-American coach across the major American sports to win Coach of the Year.
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What comes next for the Valkyries after an unprecedentedly successful inaugural season in the WNBA?
With uncertainty surrounding the CBA and free agency, everything is up in the air. Here are the takeaways from the Valks’ exit interviews:
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What comes next for the Valkyries after an unprecedentedly successful inaugural season in the WNBA?
With uncertainty surrounding the CBA and free agency, everything is up in the air. Here are the takeaways from the Valks’ exit interviews:
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Golden State Valkyries’ Veronica Burton has officially won the 2025 WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year
“Honestly, just grateful think our team is full of most improved players… I'm grateful to play on a team like this.”
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Golden State Valkyries’ Veronica Burton has officially won the 2025 WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year
“Honestly, just grateful think our team is full of most improved players… I'm grateful to play on a team like this.”
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The Valkyries understand the juggernaut that stands in their way.
“For sure, they are a tough team to beat. They are the top team in the league. But we don't have to be afraid about that.”
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The Valkyries understand the juggernaut that stands in their way.
“For sure, they are a tough team to beat. They are the top team in the league. But we don't have to be afraid about that.”
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The Valkyries will be heavy underdogs in their first round matchup with the juggernaut Minnesota Lynx.
But that doesn’t mean there’s no hope because the Valks believe. Here are my 3 bold predictions for Golden State this series:
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The Valkyries will be heavy underdogs in their first round matchup with the juggernaut Minnesota Lynx.
But that doesn’t mean there’s no hope because the Valks believe. Here are my 3 bold predictions for Golden State this series:
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After a lot of Veronica Burton high PnR and some inconsistency on both ends. Valkyries’ HC Natalie Nakase took the blame for the narrow loss to Seattle last night.
“I can't make any errors down the stretch.”
More here on the puzzling loss👇👇👇
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After a lot of Veronica Burton high PnR and some inconsistency on both ends. Valkyries’ HC Natalie Nakase took the blame for the narrow loss to Seattle last night.
“I can't make any errors down the stretch.”
More here on the puzzling loss👇👇👇
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Cecilia Zandalasini listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game at Seattle and is day to day.
Cecilia Zandalasini listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game at Seattle and is day to day.
The Valkyries fought Napheesa Collier and the StudBudz down to the final minute, but fell just short due to a couple specific issues.
“I think that our lack of communication in transition was super poor.”
Here are my 3 takeaways from the loss:
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The Valkyries fought Napheesa Collier and the StudBudz down to the final minute, but fell just short due to a couple specific issues.
“I think that our lack of communication in transition was super poor.”
Here are my 3 takeaways from the loss:
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Lynx, Aces, Dream, Mercury.
None of the Valkyries' possible playoff opponents will be easy to play. But with how Golden State’s been humming, anything is possible.
I dove deep into the Valkyries potential playoff matchups here:
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Lynx, Aces, Dream, Mercury.
None of the Valkyries' possible playoff opponents will be easy to play. But with how Golden State’s been humming, anything is possible.
I dove deep into the Valkyries potential playoff matchups here:
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Also, Nakase at her intro press conference talked extensively and emotionally about her dad and how grateful she was to Becky Hammon for helping her deal with her dad’s passing.
Before clinching the playoffs, Valkyries’ first-year head coach Natalie Nakase’s thoughts were on her father who passed in 2021.
“I wish my dad was here. Especially with my first job being a head coach, and this was part of my dream, with him.”
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Also, Nakase at her intro press conference talked extensively and emotionally about her dad and how grateful she was to Becky Hammon for helping her deal with her dad’s passing.
Before clinching the playoffs, Valkyries’ first-year head coach Natalie Nakase’s thoughts were on her father who passed in 2021.
“I wish my dad was here. Especially with my first job being a head coach, and this was part of my dream, with him.”
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Before clinching the playoffs, Valkyries’ first-year head coach Natalie Nakase’s thoughts were on her father who passed in 2021.
“I wish my dad was here. Especially with my first job being a head coach, and this was part of my dream, with him.”
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It took a wild comeback but the Valkyries have CLINCHED a spot in the WNBA playoffs.
“It's a testament to all the work we put in, it's a testament to the belief our coaching staff had in us.
More on the historic achievement here:
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It took a wild comeback but the Valkyries have CLINCHED a spot in the WNBA playoffs.
“It's a testament to all the work we put in, it's a testament to the belief our coaching staff had in us.
More on the historic achievement here:
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“The fact our crowd stayed with us like they always do, it really helps us, it gives us a boost of energy.”
But Fagbenle had a different tangent about cheering for opposing teams in walk-outs.
“The fact our crowd stayed with us like they always do, it really helps us, it gives us a boost of energy.”
But Fagbenle had a different tangent about cheering for opposing teams in walk-outs.
“Her leadership style is she's a winner. She's the type of person where you either get on board… or you get left behind.”
I talked to Natalie Nakase’s assistant coaches about her historic first-year as the architect of the Valkyries.
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“Her leadership style is she's a winner. She's the type of person where you either get on board… or you get left behind.”
I talked to Natalie Nakase’s assistant coaches about her historic first-year as the architect of the Valkyries.
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As the Valkyries inch closer to the playoffs, Natalie Nakase reflected on what she learned from Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla.
“Everyone has a voice, everyone is empowered, and that's what I got to take. Along with a lot of other things.”
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As the Valkyries inch closer to the playoffs, Natalie Nakase reflected on what she learned from Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla.
“Everyone has a voice, everyone is empowered, and that's what I got to take. Along with a lot of other things.”
More here:
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The Valkyries’ exorcised their demons with a hard-fought 66-58 win over the Liberty.
From a hot Kate Martin shooting night to Temi Fagbenle and the bigs shutting Breanna Stewart down, here are my 3 takeaways from the game 👇👇👇:
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The Valkyries’ exorcised their demons with a hard-fought 66-58 win over the Liberty.
From a hot Kate Martin shooting night to Temi Fagbenle and the bigs shutting Breanna Stewart down, here are my 3 takeaways from the game 👇👇👇:
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“I told her I don’t care about the turnovers… I told her I don’t care, I’m gonna put you back in and you’re going to go kick some ass. And that’s what she did.”
“I told her I don’t care about the turnovers… I told her I don’t care, I’m gonna put you back in and you’re going to go kick some ass. And that’s what she did.”
Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase and Kaitlyn Chen are intertwined. By firsts. By basketball. But also by North-South.
I talked to them about their 30-year connection to one of the oldest Asian American HS tournaments in California.
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Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase and Kaitlyn Chen are intertwined. By firsts. By basketball. But also by North-South.
I talked to them about their 30-year connection to one of the oldest Asian American HS tournaments in California.
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“This was for KT.”
The Valkyries got a much needed win in the wake of Kayla Thornton’s season-ending knee injury.
Here are my 3 takeaways from their win over the Dallas Wings (hint: one of them is about The French Connection 🇫🇷)
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“This was for KT.”
The Valkyries got a much needed win in the wake of Kayla Thornton’s season-ending knee injury.
Here are my 3 takeaways from their win over the Dallas Wings (hint: one of them is about The French Connection 🇫🇷)
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Golden State is shooting 3/17 FGs (17.6%) and 2/10 3FGs (20%), along with 6 TOs. Defense hasn't been much better as the Wings are just walking into transition 3s.
Golden State is shooting 3/17 FGs (17.6%) and 2/10 3FGs (20%), along with 6 TOs. Defense hasn't been much better as the Wings are just walking into transition 3s.
“Again, I’m gonna keep it private and wait for her so she can speak on it… But again, it wasn’t the same. We’re missing our leader. We’re missing the energy and the enthusiasm.”
“Again, I’m gonna keep it private and wait for her so she can speak on it… But again, it wasn’t the same. We’re missing our leader. We’re missing the energy and the enthusiasm.”