The Golden State Valkyries have had an incredible first season. They’re within the playoff combine with a 9-7 report, they’re valued at a report $500 million, and so they’re promoting out Chase Heart each evening.
They’re additionally demonstrating that roster growth is desperately wanted within the WNBA.
On Monday, the Valkyries introduced that they had waived guard Julie Vanloo, who has been abroad for EuroBasket for the previous few weeks. The Valkyries acquired Vanloo in December’s growth draft, and the Belgian guard averaged 20 minutes per sport with the Valkyries in 9 appearances this season.
Shortly after, Vanloo posted on Instagram that she had simply landed again in San Francisco: “I would like a while to course of this and put my feels into phrases. I can’t proper now.”
Along with waiving Vanloo, the Valkyries waived Chloe Bibby and Bree Corridor, as Cecilia Zandalasini and Janelle Salaun each return from EuroBasket. For now, former UConn guard Kaitlyn Chen stays on the roster.
Vanloo had a troublesome begin to the yr offensively, averaging 4.6 factors on 29.2% capturing, together with 21.1% from three. However the 32-year-old was a important a part of the Belgium workforce that simply received gold, averaging 9.8 factors and 5.3 assists.
Bibby, an Australian ahead, was additionally a strong contributor within the 5 video games she spent with the Valkyries throughout EuroBasket, averaging 6.4 factors and capturing 42.1% from three. Corridor, a rookie out of South Carolina, performed simply 8 minutes for the Valkyries throughout two video games.
Chen stays on the roster, although additional cuts might come. Chen averaged 19.3 minutes throughout 4 video games, capturing 50% from three.
The previous few weeks have demonstrated the worth of increasing rosters previous 12 gamers. Valkyries have been shuffling gamers out and in of the roster because the starting of EuroBasket, with key gamers like Zandalasini and Salaun briefly going abroad. Vanloo returning to Golden State and instantly being waived additional reinforces simply how restricted 12 roster spots as is the truth that a number of gamers — like Chen — demonstrated they deserved WNBA roster spots whereas EuroBasket was happening.
