WNBA's First Valkyries Expansion Draft
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Golden State Valkyries expansion draftESPN
•Which WNBA players might hear their name called in the Valkyries' expansion draft?
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The Golden State Valkyries expansion draft will be the first in the WNBA since 2008 .
Each current team has until Monday to submit a list of up to six protected players.
Teams don't have to protect unrestricted free agents who have already played the maximum two years on contracts signed with the core designation.
Chicago has room to protect three restricted free agents in addition to promising young players.
The Sparks signing so many veteran extensions in-season made their expansion draft decisions trickier.
The Lynx can protect the starting five that got within a bucket of the WNBA championship plus one additional player.
The Liberty can tempt Golden State with a stockpile of draft picks.
Phoenix Mercury can protect all six players who had more than 350 minutes of action last season .
For the last spot, I'll go with Samuelson , who shot 40% on 3s and has a highly tradeable contract.
I could also see the Mystics protecting 22-year-old Kone , who showed promise after a midseason trade.
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